imburse
English
/ɪmˈbəːs/, /ɪmˈbɚs/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To put into a purse; to save, to store up.
- (transitive) To give money to, to pay; to stock or supply with money.
- (transitive) To pay back money that is owed; to refund, to repay, to reimburse.
Etymology
Derived from Latin imbursāre, imbursāre, im- (not) derived from Ancient Greek βῠ́ρσᾰ (animal skin, skin stripped off a hide) prefix from English burse (purse).
Origin
English
burse
Gloss
purse
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- burse English
- disburse English
- imbursement English
- impacable English
- impertransible English
- reimbursability English
- reimbursable English
- reimbursal English
- reimburse English
- reimbursee English
- reimbursement English
- reimburser English
- reimbursor English
- *imbracchiāre Latin
- im- Latin
- imbursāre Latin
- imborsare Italian
- rimborsare Italian
- embourser French
- rembourser French
- bolsa Spanish, Castilian
- embolsar Spanish, Castilian
- reembolsar Spanish, Castilian
- βρᾰχῑ́ων Ancient Greek
- βῠ́ρσᾰ Ancient Greek
- bourse Norman