disburse
verb (used with object)
to pay out (money), especially for expenses; expend.
was disbursing
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past progressiveof disburse.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The World Bank said Friday it was disbursing $200 million in emergency funds for the disaster response, as well as a mechanism to assess economic losses to help "prioritize aid and reconstruction efforts."
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Among the state’s mistakes was disbursing an estimated $810 million in unemployment funds to 45,000 state prison inmates and approving a bogus application for $21,000 in benefits made out in the name of U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2021
He was disbursing seeds, hoping to use Patterson’s networks to get chestnuts planted in new areas, where, in a few years, they could receive transgenic pollen.
From New York Times ● Apr. 30, 2020
