1. repay (a person who has spent or lost money): "the investors should be reimbursed for their losses"Similarcompensaterecompenserefundrepaysquare accounts withsettle up with
▪ repay (a sum of money that has been spent or lost):"your expenses will be reimbursed"Similarrepayrefundreturnpay backgive backrestorereplacemake good
Word Originearly 17th century: from re- ‘back, again’ + obsolete imburse ‘put in a purse’, from medieval Latin imbursare, from in- ‘into’ + late Latin bursa ‘purse’.
