REIMBURSEMENT

reimbursement

(noun) compensation paid (to someone) for damages or losses or money already spent etc.; “he received reimbursement for his travel expenses”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

reimbursement (countable and uncountable, plural reimbursements)

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

Hypernyms

• compensation, payment

Source: Wiktionary


Re`im*burse"ment (-brs"ment), n. Etym: [Cf. F. rembursement.]

Definition: The act reimbursing. A. Hamilton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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13 May 2025

DAZED

(adjective) in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; “he had a dazed expression on his face”; “lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow”; “was stupid from fatigue”


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