verb
imburse
Imburse (verb) means to put money away in a purse; to save it up.
verb
1
To put money away in a purse; to save it up.
2
To give someone money, or to supply them with funds.
"In such information systems, the period of a debt instrument shrinks to nano-seconds. Huge magnitudes of money are imbursed and transmitted."
— Gale Alden Swanson, An Analysis of the Imbursement of Currency in a Debt-based Money-information System (2010)
3
To return money that is owed to someone; to refund or repay it.
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Etymology
From Medieval Latin imbursāre, Late Latin imbursāre, from Latin im- (variant of in- (prefix meaning ‘in, inside’ usually affixed to verbs)) + bursa (“animal skin, oxhide; purse (usually made of leather or skin); supply of money, funds”) (from Ancient Greek βῠ́ρσᾰ (bŭ́rsă, “animal skin; skin stripped off a hide”)); analysable as im- + burse. The word is cognate with Old French enborser (modern French embourser), Italian imborsare, Spanish embolsar (“to bag”).
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What is the meaning of imburse?
"imburse" (verb) means to put money away in a purse; to save it up.
What are the different meanings of imburse?
"imburse" has 3 main meanings: 1. To put money away in a purse; to save it up; 2. To give someone money, or to supply them with funds; 3. To return money that is owed to someone; to refund or repay it.
