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Reimburse vs Payback - What's the difference?

reimburse | payback |

As a verb reimburse

is to compensate with payment; especially, to repay money spent on one's behalf.

As a noun payback is

an act of revenge.

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

    Hypernyms

    * compensate, pay

    payback

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (uncountable) An act of revenge.
  • They beat us last year, so this year's win was payback .
  • (countable) A form of recompense.
  • * '>citation
  • Synonyms

    * just deserts, poetic justice

    See also

    * have it coming * pay back

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