Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of reimbursing or refunding; repayment.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act reimbursing.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun business, management, accounting The act of
compensating someone for anexpense .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun compensation paid (to someone) for damages or losses or money already spent etc.
Etymologies
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Examples
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The continued use of the term reimbursement reduces the perception payment for medical services to that of a simple inter-office transaction.
Terminology 1 Dinosaur 2008
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The continued use of the term reimbursement reduces the perception payment for medical services to that of a simple inter-office transaction.
Archive 2008-02-01 1 Dinosaur 2008
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But before I discuss reimbursement, I must emphasize that when the term reimbursement is used, most people are referring to prices changes within Medicare.
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In 2002, once medical inflation outpaced economic growth, physicians experienced a cut in reimbursement rates, and Congress has patched every cut since.
Wonk Room » House ‘Tri Committee’ Health Care Bill Will Fix Doc Pay 2009
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In 2002, once medical inflation outpaced economic growth, physicians experienced a cut in reimbursement rates, and Congress has patched the cut every cut since (by eliminating the pay cut).
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And I agree that the demand for reimbursement is odd.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Age Discrmination Against Child Prodigy? 2010
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The request for reimbursement from the university, and not the NSF, makes no sense to me though.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Age Discrmination Against Child Prodigy? 2010
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Then at some point once the doctor has failed to get reimbursement from the insurer they send you a bill indicating the amount you owe them.
Archive 2009-08-01 xtra 2009
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All insurance reimbursement is based on usual and customary fees.
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Doc, I am pretty sure sending in reimbursement checks for ducks healthcare is fraud.
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