vergoedt

Vergoedt is a Dutch verb form meaning “reimburses” or “compensates.” It is the third-person singular present tense of vergoeden, the verb that denotes paying back costs, indemnifying someone for a loss, or restoring someone to the previous financial position after a damage or expense.

Vergoeden, the infinitive, is used in a variety of contexts, including legal, insurance, employment, and everyday situations where money or value is returned. The form vergoedt specifically refers to he, she, or it as the one performing the reimbursement or compensation.

Grammatical notes: Vergoedt is the third-person singular present tense. The past participle is vergoed, and the infinitive is vergoeden. This allows standard Dutch conjugation in other persons and tenses to combine with the same verb stem.

Etymology: The verb originates from the prefix ver- combined with goed (good). The sense evolved to mean “to make good” in the sense of restoring someone’s position by payment or compensation, or to reimburse expenses.

Usage and examples: In insurance contexts, de verzekeraar vergoedt de schade. In organizational or personal contexts, een werkgever kan reiskosten vergoeden. The noun form vergoeding refers to the payment or compensation itself (for example, een vergoeding ontvangen).

Related terms include vergoeding (compensation), schadeloosstelling (indemnification), and compensatie. Vergoedt therefore functions within a family of terms used to describe financial restitution for losses or expenses.