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Imburse vs Reimburse - What's the difference?

imburse | reimburse |

Reimburse is a related term of imburse.



As verbs the difference between imburse and reimburse

is that imburse is to supply or stock with money while reimburse is to compensate with payment; especially, to repay money spent on one's behalf.

imburse

English

Verb

(imburs)
  • (obsolete) To supply or stock with money.

    • Related terms

    * disburse * reimburse (Webster 1913)

    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