Reimburse

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early 17th century: from re- ‘back, again’ + obsolete imburse ‘put in a purse’, from medieval Latin imbursare, from in- ‘into’ + late Latin bursa ‘purse’.

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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). [1]

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reimburse (v.)

"replace, in a treasury, fund, etc., as an equivalent for what has been taken or expended," 1610s, from re- "back" + now-archaic verb imburse "to pay, enrich," literally "put in a purse" (1530s), from French embourser, from Old French em- "in" (see em-) + borser "to get money," from borse "purse," from Medieval Latin bursa (see purse (n.)). Related: Reimbursed; reimbursing; reimbursable.