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Repaid vs Reimbursed - What's the difference?

repaid | reimbursed |

As verbs the difference between repaid and reimbursed

is that repaid is (repay) while reimbursed is (reimburse).

repaid

English

Verb

(head)
  • (repay)

    • Anagrams

    * *

    repay

    English

    Verb

  • To pay back.
    • I finally repaid my student loans, just before sending my kids to college.

    Anagrams

    * *

    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