Reimburse /(-b?rs")/

Re·im·burse

Reimburse

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Reimbursed; p. pr. & vb. n. Reimbursing

  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.