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disburse

[ dis-burs ]

verb (used with object)

, dis·bursed, dis·burs·ing.
  1. to pay out (money), especially for expenses; expend.

    Synonyms: lay out

  2. to distribute or scatter:

    Our troops were disbursed over a wide area. She disbursed the flowers to the children.



disburse

/ dɪsˈbɜːs /

verb

  1. tr to pay out


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Usage

Disburse is sometimes wrongly used where disperse is meant: the police used a water cannon to disperse (not disburse ) the crowd

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Derived Forms

  • disˈburser, noun
  • disˈbursable, adjective
  • disˈbursement, noun

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Other Words From

  • dis·bursa·ble adjective
  • dis·burser noun
  • nondis·bursa·ble adjective
  • nondis·bursed adjective
  • redis·burse verb (used with object) redisbursed redisbursing
  • undis·bursed adjective
  • well-dis·bursed adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of disburse1

First recorded in 1520–30; from Middle French desbourser, Old French desborser, equivalent to des- dis- 1 + -borser, derivative of borse purse, from Late Latin bursa “bag”

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Word History and Origins

Origin of disburse1

C16: from Old French desborser, from des- dis- 1+ borser to obtain money, from borse bag, from Late Latin bursa

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Synonym Study

See spend.

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Example Sentences

Life-saving vaccines for those illnesses and others are—without enough medical workers to disburse them—going unused.

The fund would then disburse the money based on a formula, providing regular payments until the endowment is exhausted.

A caretaker administration could work with European leaders and disburse the next tranche of bailout money.

Additionally, only the government will disburse federal student loans, instead of using banks as middleman.

He ridiculed the notion that King Philip either could or would freely disburse 600,000 crowns on the mere word of Cobham.

Better disburse $25 or $50 in procuring sound expert advice than spend weeks, months and years chasing a mirage or will-o'-wisp.

Dont disburse sterilized charity, then, but keep hard-hearted.

Their maintenance should not be a burden to the nation; he himself would disburse all their expenses from his private purse.

And the question is, which section in this country can you trust to collect and disburse that revenue?

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