Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reimbursement

/ˌɹiː.ɪmˈbɜːs.mənt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.35 in modern English

Syllables: re-im-burse-ment
IPA: /ˌɹiː.ɪmˈbɜːs.mənt/

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of compensating someone for an expense.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"expense reimbursement"
"medical reimbursement"
"seek reimbursement"
"Employees can claim reimbursement for travel expenses."
"The patient received full reimbursement for the cost of treatment."

Etymology

Etymology tree English reimburse Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English reimbursement From reimburse + -ment.

Usage

Inflected Forms

reimbursements (plural)

Derived Forms

nonreimbursement

Rhymes With

disbursement

Questions

How do you pronounce reimbursement?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɹiː.ɪmˈbɜːs.mənt/.
What does reimbursement mean?: The act of compensating someone for an expense.
Where does reimbursement come from?: Etymology tree English reimburse Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English reimbursement From reimburse + -ment.

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