How to pronounce “reimburse”
Say “reimburse” in 3 beats
reimburse
/ˌɹiɪmˈbɝs/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɹiːɪmbɜːs/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- reimɹi
- burɪm
- sebɝsstress
- IPA (American)
- /ˌɹiɪmˈbɝs/
- IPA (British)
- /ɹiːɪmbɜːs/
- Respelling
- ree-im-BURS
- Syllables
- 3 — reim-bur-SE
- Stress
- Stress the third syllable: reim-bur-SE. “se” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˌɹiɪmˈbɝs/
/ɹiːɪmbɜːs/
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What “reimburse” means
- verb
pay back for some expense incurred
“Can the company reimburse me for my professional travel?”
- verb
reimburse or compensate (someone), as for a loss
Say it in a sentence
“The office will reimburse your train fare within a fortnight.”“reimburse”, answered
How do you pronounce “reimburse”?
“reimburse” is pronounced /ˌɹiɪmˈbɝs/ (ree-im-BURS) in American English and /ɹiːɪmbɜːs/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “se”. Build it as reim-bur-SE, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “reimburse” have?
3: reim · bur · se. The beat lands on the third, “se”.
Is “reimburse” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌɹiɪmˈbɝs/ (ree-im-BURS); British English says /ɹiːɪmbɜːs/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “reimburse” mean?
As a verb: pay back for some expense incurred For example: “Can the company reimburse me for my professional travel?” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “reimburse”?
Stress the third syllable: reim-bur-SE. “se” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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