disburse
to pay out (money), especially for expenses; expend.
to distribute or scatter: Our troops were disbursed over a wide area. She disbursed the flowers to the children.
Origin of disburse
1synonym study For disburse
Other words for disburse
Other words from disburse
- 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), re·dis·bursed, re·dis·burs·ing.
- un·dis·bursed, adjective
- well-dis·bursed, adjective
Words that may be confused with disburse
- disburse , disperse
Words Nearby disburse
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How to use disburse in a sentence
It has already raised and disbursed several hundreds of thousands of dollars in grants to groups it has vetted.
Want to fight climate change effectively? Here’s where to donate your money. | Sigal Samuel | September 17, 2020 | VoxSome forward-looking governments and central banks are combining the two, by using digital technology to disburse funds quickly and efficiently, and unlocking more data about the shape of the economic recovery.
An analysis of preparedness grants disbursed by FEMA shows the agency spends far more on counter-terror than natural disasters.
FEMA spends more preparing for terrorism than hurricanes | Rachel Schallom | August 27, 2020 | FortuneThere are new FEMA grant programs for 2020 that will disburse $660 million in funding for what the agency calls “pre-disaster mitigation,” focusing on resiliency against flooding and the relocation of vulnerable communities.
FEMA spends more preparing for terrorism than hurricanes | Rachel Schallom | August 27, 2020 | FortuneThey try to preserve the link between employer and employee by disbursing financial aid through firms rather than through the unemployment system.
How to Prevent Another Great Depression (Ep. 421) | Stephen J. Dubner | June 11, 2020 | Freakonomics
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.
One National Compassion Fund for All of America’s Tragedies | David Freedlander | March 23, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTA 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.
Sir Walter Ralegh | William StebbingBetter disburse $25 or $50 in procuring sound expert advice than spend weeks, months and years chasing a mirage or will-o'-wisp.
How to Succeed as an Inventor | Goodwin B. SmithDont disburse sterilized charity, then, but keep hard-hearted.
Italian Highways and Byways from a Motor Car | Francis MiltounTheir maintenance should not be a burden to the nation; he himself would disburse all their expenses from his private purse.
The Revolt of The Netherlands, Complete | Friedrich SchillerAnd the question is, which section in this country can you trust to collect and disburse that revenue?
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 9 (of 12) | Robert G. Ingersoll
British Dictionary definitions for disburse
/ (dɪsˈbɜːs) /
(tr) to pay out
Origin of disburse
1usage For disburse
Derived forms of disburse
- disbursable, adjective
- disbursement, noun
- disburser, noun
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