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disburse
[dis-burs]
verb (used with object)
to pay out (money), especially for expenses; expend.
Synonyms:to distribute or scatter.
Our troops were disbursed over a wide area. She disbursed the flowers to the children.
disburse
/ ɪˈɜː /
verb
(tr) to pay out
Usage
Other 51Թ Forms
- disbursable adjective
- disburser noun
- nondisbursable adjective
- nondisbursed adjective
- redisburse verb (used with object)
- undisbursed adjective
- well-disbursed adjective
- 徱ˈܰ noun
- 徱ˈܰ adjective
- 徱ˈܰԳ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of disburse1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
To disburse the crowd, pepper spray was used.
Dame Clare Moriarty, chief executive of the charity, Citizens Advice, said she would like to see the sector work quickly to disburse compensation to the worst affected.
Company money was disbursed to Andrew Wiederhorn and his family “for their personal benefit,” according to the indictment.
As a SAG-AFTRA franchisee, KMR — which is now permanently closed — was required to hold funds from production companies in trust and disburse the money to the actors “promptly,” meaning within seven business days.
In a brief, unsigned order, it said the plaintiffs did not “refute the Government’s representation that it is unlikely to recover the grant funds once they are disbursed.”
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When To Use
Disburse most commonly means to pay out money.Disburse is typically used in the context of finance and business—especially when the exchange of money is formal.The noun form of disburse is disbursement, meaning the act of paying out money, or the payment itself.Disburse can also mean to distribute or scatter, but this sense is much less commonly used. (This sense sounds a lot like and means just about the same thing as disperse.)Example: The staff is upset because payroll hasn’t disbursed paychecks yet due to a clerical error.
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