different between reimburse vs payback

English

Etymology

1610s, re- (“back”) +? imburse (“pay”) (imburse (literally “put in a purse”), circa 1530, now obsolete), from Middle French embourser, from Old French en- (“in”) + borser (“to get money”), from borse (“purse”), from Medieval Latin bursa (English purse).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??i??m?b??(?)s/
• Rhymes: -??(?)s

Verb

reimburse (third-person singular simple present reimburses, present participle reimbursing, simple past and past participle reimbursed)

1. To compensate with payment; especially, to repay money spent on one's behalf.

   Synonym: (one sense, obsolete) imburse

Hypernyms

• compensate, pay

Derived terms

• reimbursable
• reimbursement
• reimburser

Related terms

• bursa, bursar, bursary
• purse

Translations

References

Anagrams

• umbrieres

English

Etymology

pay +? back, from the verb phrase.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?pe?bæk/

Noun

payback (usually uncountable, plural paybacks)

1. (uncountable) An act of revenge.

   They beat us last year, so this year's win was payback.

2. (countable) A benefit, reward, a form of recompense.
3. A return on investment
4. (rare) A refund, reimbursement

Synonyms

• just deserts
• poetic justice

Translations

See also

• have it coming
• pay back

Anagrams

• back pay, backpay