reimbursing

Covering someone's expenses

Reimbursing is paying someone back for expenses they've incurred: The company is reimbursing employees for travel costs.

The word implies restoring money that was spent on behalf of another party or for a legitimate purpose.

Insurance companies reimburse policyholders; employers reimburse workers for approved purchases.

repayment

refund

Money returned after purchase

recovery · recoupment · return · restore · credit · rebate · settle · compensate · cover · defray

legal

indemnification

Compensation for loss suffered

settlement · compensation · liability · claimant · redress · remedy · judgment · award · plaintiff · recovery

financial

expenses

Money spent on things

budgeting · funds · allocation · ledger · bookkeeping · audit · fiscal · outlay · overhead · treasury

claims

submission

Yielding to another's will

documentation · policy · coverage · deductible · eligible · denied · pending · request · form · receipt

Categories
Opposites
direction of money flow

reimbursingbilling

Charging for services rendered

charging · invoicing · debiting · collecting · taking

financial obligation

reimbursingindebting

Creating an owed obligation

owing · defaulting · stiffing · shortchanging · depriving

financial taking vs. giving back

reimbursingwithholding

Keeping from another

deducting · garnishing · confiscating · expropriating · keeping

Family

reimburse, disburse, bursar, reimbursement, bursary, reimbursed, disbursement, reimburses, reimbursements

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G