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Reimburse

Meaning in office & administration, with examples

/ˌriːɪmˈbɜːs/verbCommon term

In office & administration, reimburse means: To pay back money to someone who has spent their own money on something for work, usually after they show receipts.

In Turkish: geri ödemek, masrafı karşılamak, iade etmek

How it is used

Formal and common in expenses policies: "Staff will be reimbursed for reasonable travel costs." The noun is reimbursement. In everyday speech people say pay back or get money back.

Example sentences

  1. You'll be reimbursed for the train tickets in this month's salary.

  2. The company doesn't reimburse parking fines.

Common collocations

  • reimburse someone for
  • be reimbursed
  • reimburse expenses
  • claim reimbursement
  • expense claimA form or online request that an employee fills in to get back money they spent on work costs, such as travel, meals or supplies.
  • receiptA piece of paper or email that proves you have paid for something, showing what you bought, the amount and the date.
  • travel expensesThe money spent on a business trip, such as transport, hotels, meals and visas, which the company normally pays or pays back.
  • per diemA fixed amount of money paid to an employee for each day of a business trip to cover meals and small costs, often without the need for receipts.

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