imburse

Meaning

Verb

• To put into a purse; to save, to store up.
• To give money to, to pay; to stock or supply with money.
• To pay back money that is owed; to refund, to repay, to reimburse.

Origin

• From Medieval Latin imbursāre, Late Latin imbursāre, from Latin im- (variant of in-) + bursa (from Ancient Greek βῠ́ρσᾰ ("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").