报销 bàoxiāo to submit an expense account
to submit an expense account; to apply for reimbursement; to write off; to wipe out
How to remember 报销: 报 report + 销 to fuse = to submit an expense account.
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How it is used
- The everyday office word for claiming reimbursement - 报销差旅费 (bàoxiāo chāilǚfèi) claim travel expenses, 发票能报销吗 can this receipt be reimbursed?
- You submit receipts and the company/institution refunds you. Slangy secondary sense: 报销了 = done for / wiped out (车报销了 the car's totaled).