disburse
verb (used with object)
to pay out (money), especially for expenses; expend.
had disbursed
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past perfectof disburse.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Portugal had disbursed 1.4 billion euros, or 8.5% of the total recovery funds assigned to it, to project promoters by the end of 2022.
From Reuters ● Jan. 16, 2023
Photos and videos on social media showed about 20 demonstrators, and most had disbursed about midnight.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 3, 2022
Earlier this year, a Times review found that the county had disbursed only a fraction of the funds for the project, and that construction is lagging despite the urgent need to boost supplies of water.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2022
Ms. Sarin said the I.R.S. had collected more than 130 million tax returns from individuals and businesses this year and had disbursed more than $220 billion in refunds.
From New York Times ● Apr. 18, 2022
The sums I had disbursed for her, she argued, were spent for the improvement and maintenance of the estate which was to be mine at her decease.
From The Virginians by William Makepeace Thackeray
