disburse
verb (used with object)
to pay out (money), especially for expenses; expend.
has been disbursing
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present perfect progressiveof disburse (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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VICTORIA, Texas — The State of Texas has been disbursing $5 billion in federal dollars to help repair homes, businesses and infrastructure damaged in Hurricane Harvey in August 2017.
From New York Times ● Oct. 11, 2019
For the past 30 years he has been disbursing fragments of this book to an international assortment of periodicals, obsessively revising, editing and amplifying.
From Time Magazine Archive
The paymaster has been disbursing his funds for the past three days, and the boys are all in excellent spirits.
From Incidents of the War: Humorous, Pathetic, and Descriptive by Alf Burnett
