REIMBURSE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does reimburse mean? 

• REIMBURSE (verb)
  The verb REIMBURSE has 2 senses:

1. pay back for some expense incurred

2. reimburse or compensate (someone), as for a loss

  Familiarity information: REIMBURSE used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• REIMBURSE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they reimburse    ... he / she / it reimburses   
Past simple: reimbursed   
Past participle: reimbursed   
-ing form: reimbursing   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Pay back for some expense incurred

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Context example:

Can the company reimburse me for my professional travel?

Hypernyms (to "reimburse" is one way to...):

give back; refund; repay; return (pay back)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody something

Sentence example:

They reimburse the money

Derivation:

reimbursement (compensation paid (to someone) for damages or losses or money already spent etc.)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Reimburse or compensate (someone), as for a loss

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Synonyms:

recoup; reimburse

Hypernyms (to "reimburse" is one way to...):

compensate; recompense; remunerate (make payment to; compensate)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP

Derivation:

reimbursement (compensation paid (to someone) for damages or losses or money already spent etc.)

 Context examples 

In addition to physicians, other health care professionals are reimbursed via this mechanism.

(Fee for Service Payment Method, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

An entity, organization, government, corporation, health plan sponsor, or any other financial agent who pays a healthcare provider for the healthcare service rendered to a patient or reimburses the cost of the healthcare service.

(Healthcare Payer, NCI Thesaurus)

The payment mechanism that is used to reimburse healthcare providers for the care provided to a patient in form of a fee paid to cover all services rendered by all providers involved with a particular patient condition.

(Condition-Specific Capitation Payment Method, NCI Thesaurus)

The payment mechanism that is used to reimburse healthcare providers for the care provided to a patient in form of a regular periodic fee, which is paid to compensate some or all services rendered by all providers involved for all conditions affecting a particular patient.

(Capitation Payment Method, NCI Thesaurus)