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Restoration vs Reimbursement - What's the difference?

restoration | reimbursement |

As nouns the difference between restoration and reimbursement

is that restoration is the process of bringing an object back to its original state; the process of restoring something while reimbursement is (business|management|accounting) the act of compensating someone for an expense.

restoration

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • the process of bringing an object back to its original state; the process of restoring something
    • The restoration of this painting will take years.
    The restoration of this medieval church involved undoing all the Victorian modifications.
  • the return of a former monarchy or monarch to power, usually after having been forced to step down
    • The restoration of the House of Stuart took place a few years after the death of Cromwell.

    Related terms

    * restore * restorable * restorative

    reimbursement

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (business, management, accounting) The act of compensating someone for an expense.

    • Hypernyms

    * compensation, payment