restituting

verb

present participle of restitute
as in reimbursing

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  1. reimbursing
  2. compensating
  3. refunding
Verb
  • The state is exempt from reimbursing local governments for costs associated with new programs that define new violations or crimes.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026
  • Instead of reimbursing a share of wages or tuition after a worker is already hired, this tax credit helps pay for the physical infrastructure required to train workers.
    — Alison Griffin, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of reimbursing
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  • One of them lost one of the viral proteins entirely, compensating for its loss with changes elsewhere in the genome.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Moscow can keep paying for the war by forcing businesses to absorb the cost of drone attacks rather than spending on better drone defenses or compensating damaged firms.
    — Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2026
Definition of compensating
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  • PayPal began the process of refunding both transactions to the original forms of payment.
    — Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 17 July 2026
  • The former Chick-fil-A employee in Grapevine, Texas, has been arrested for allegedly ringing up hundreds of orders of Mac & Cheese and refunding the money to his own accounts, according to a news release shared with PEOPLE by the Grapevine Police Department.
    — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of refunding
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“Restituting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restituting. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

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