Thesaurus results for REIMBURSING

reimbursing

verb

present participle of reimburse

as in repaying

to make a return payment to make sure you keep your receipts so we can reimburse you for your expenses

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Recent Examples of reimbursing Caldwell, now 46, says the process for reimbursing foster parents gave them little incentive to help children succeed. — Joseph Shapiro, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026 There is no standard formula for reimbursing ALFs that care for people with mental illness. — Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026 My company is reimbursing me and anything left goes to charity. — Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Sep. 2026 In this installment, the state is reimbursing local governments for tax money which would have been collected July 1-31. — Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026 The state is exempt from reimbursing local governments for costs associated with new programs that define new violations or crimes. — Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026 Instead of reimbursing a share of wages or tuition after a worker is already hired, this tax credit helps pay for the physical infrastructure required to train workers. — Alison Griffin, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 After filing the motion, Lively’s attorneys, Michael Gottlieb and Esra Hudson, said the request carries significance beyond reimbursing their client for her legal expenses. — Elizabeth Rosner, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026 Los Angeles officials have reached a tentative agreement with organizers of the 2028 Olympic Games laying out the process for reimbursing the city for potentially hundreds of millions of dollars in public services. — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2026

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Congress can fix the rule and avoid these problems by creating a safe harbor for programs whose graduates carry modest debt — under $20,000 at the median, federal and private combined — and have a track record of repaying it.

— Nathan Bruschi, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026
Highlands has proposed repaying the state through deductions from future state funding, but the bankruptcy court deferred a decision on that proposal until the final hearing in November.

— Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of repaying

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Above 5%, however, attitudes began to shift and yields suddenly starting looking like an attractive entry point, compensating even for the risk of inflation above 3%.

— Fred Imbert,Sean Conlon,Hugh Leask, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
Ongoing testing of control design and operating effectiveness should inform compensating controls and remediation plans with timelines.

— Manny Khan, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

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The officers are seen having a conversation with Nevada's parents and told them that the youth sports league would get in contact with them about refunding their money in a week or two.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026
Money put into the fund will also not count towards a state spending limit created in the 1970s that requires the Legislature take certain actions — including refunding taxpayers — if the California’s budget surpasses a certain spending limit.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026

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