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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
Derived Forms
- 徱ˈܰ, noun
- 徱ˈܰ, adjective
- 徱ˈܰԳ, noun
Other Word Forms
- 徱·ܰa· adjective
- 徱·ܰİ noun
- non徱·ܰa· adjective
- ԴDzd·ܰ adjective
- d·ܰ verb (used with object) redisbursed redisbursing
- ܲd·ܰ adjective
- ɱ-徱·ܰ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of disburse1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
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.”
Kjer said some funds were going to be further disbursed to other groups in the area for affordable housing, renters’ rights and parks projects.
Democratic state attorneys and other plaintiffs have won rulings that blocked the administration’s “freeze” on funding and its refusal to disburse money that was approved by Congress.
Hezbollah officials say they have already disbursed more than $300 million, but few Lebanese believe the group has the funds to compensate for the damage.
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More About Disburse
doesdisburse mean?
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.
Where doesdisburse come from?
The first records of the word disburse come from around 1530. It comes from combining des (meaning “apart”) and bourse (meaning “purse”—a bag used to carry money). The same root is used in the more common term reimburse.
The modern financial use of disburse often refers to something quite specific—paying from a particular fund or account, often in the context of a business, charity, scholarship, or other formalized type of payment. To disburse is often to release money from one account to another. It’s typically only used in formal financial contexts, especially an institution making a payment to an individual. You wouldn’t use disburse when paying a friend back after splitting dinner—you’d just say pay or pay back or reimburse. If the thing being given out or provided is not financial or money-related (like food, for example), you’d probably use a word like distribute, not disburse.
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How isdisburse used in real life?
Disburse tends to be used in formal situations, such as scheduled payments or other financial transactions, especially those involving institutions.
The encourages all approved lenders to process loan applications previously submitted by eligible borrowers and disburse funds expeditiously.
— Jovita Carranza, SBA (@SBAJovita)
"all the loans" isn't quite correct when the money has run out and a lot of small businesses had their applications ignored. the job here was not to just effectively disburse money, it is to help small businesses who need it. and *that* remains undone.
— Heidi N. Moore (@moorehn)
: The Department has also received updated guidance from the federal government on how to disburse the supplemental $600 a week benefit. Those payments are expected to begin by the end of next week. Time is critical and precious for those who are out of work.
— NCDHHS (@ncdhhs)
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Is disburse used correctly in the following sentence?
The contract says that they will disburse payments on the first of the month.
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