Reimburse Definition
Origin of Reimburse
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re– imburse to put in a purse, pay (from French embourser) (from Old French) (en- in) (from Latin in- in–2) (borser to get money) (from borse purse) (from Late Latin bursa bag bursa)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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1610s, re- (“back") +"Ž 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).
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