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Reimbursed vs Dispersed - What's the difference?

reimbursed | dispersed |

As verbs the difference between reimbursed and dispersed

is that reimbursed is (reimburse) while dispersed is (disperse).

reimbursed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (reimburse)

    • 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

    dispersed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (disperse)

    • disperse

    English

    Verb

  • (intransitive) To scatter in different directions
    • The Jews are dispersed among all nations.
  • * Bible, Proverbs xv. 7
    • The lips of the wise disperse knowledge.
  • * Cowper
    • Two lions, in the still, dark night, / A herd of beeves disperse .
  • (intransitive) To break up and disappear; to dissipate
  • (intransitive) To disseminate
  • (physics, transitive, intransitive) To separate rays of light etc. according to wavelength; to refract
  • (intransitive) To distribute throughout

    • Usage notes

    * Do not confuse with the monetary word disburse, despite similarity.

    Related terms

    * dispersal * dispersible * dispersion

    Anagrams

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