Redeem vs Reimburse - What's the difference?
redeem | reimburse |
To recover ownership of something by buying it back.
To liberate by payment of a ransom.
To set free by force.
To save, rescue
To clear, release from debt or blame
To expiate, atone (for ...)
(finance) To convert (some bond or security) into cash
To save from a state of sin (and from its consequences).
To repair, restore
To reform, change (for the better)
To restore the reputation or honour of oneself or something.
(archaic) To reclaim
To compensate with payment; especially, to repay money spent on one's behalf.
As verbs the difference between redeem and reimburse
is that redeem is to recover ownership of something by buying it back while reimburse is to compensate with payment; especially, to repay money spent on one's behalf.redeem
English
Verb
(en verb)Synonyms
* (recover ownership) buy back, repurchaseAntonyms
* abandonDerived terms
* redeem oneself * redeemable * redeemably * redeemer * unredeemable * unredeemably * unredeemedreimburse
English
Verb
(reimburs)- The company will reimburse your expenses for the business trip.