In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
REIMBURSING
Verb
reimbursing
present participle of reimburse
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• miniburgers
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REIMBURSE
Re`im*burse" (-brs"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reimbursed (-brst"); p. pr. & vb. n. Reimbursing.] Etym: [Pref. re- + imburse: cf. F. rembourser.]
1. To replace in a treasury or purse, as an equivalent for what has been taken, lost, or expended; to refund; to pay back; to restore; as, to reimburse the expenses of a war.
2. To make restoration or payment of an equivalent to (a person); to pay back to; to indemnify; -- often reflexive; as, to reimburse one's self by successful speculation. Paley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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