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Refind vs Reimburse - What's the difference?

refind | reimburse |

As verbs the difference between refind and reimburse

is that refind is to find something again while reimburse is to compensate with payment; especially, to repay money spent on one's behalf.

refind

English

Verb

  • To find something again.
  • *, vol.1, New York Review of Books, 2001, p.300:
    • Cardan, in his fifth book of Wisdom, gives an instance in a smith of Milan, a fellow-citizen of his, one Galeus de Rubeis, that being commended for refinding of an instrument of Archimedes, for joy ran mad.
  • * {{quote-news, 2008, November 22, Brian A. Howey, The Obama 'Landslide' Impact, Howey Politics Indiana citation
    • , passage=Clark now sees an opportunity to help Republicans refind their soul and message.}}

    Synonyms

    * rediscover

    Anagrams

    * *

    reimburse

    English

    Verb

    (reimburs)
  • To compensate with payment; especially, to repay money spent on one's behalf.
    • The company will reimburse your expenses for the business trip.

    Derived terms

    * reimbursable * reimbursement * reimburser

    Related terms

    * bursa, bursar, bursary * purse

    Hypernyms

    * compensate, pay

    References

    English words not following the I before E except after C rule