Main Entry: dis·burse

Pronunciation: \dis-ˈbərs\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): dis·bursed; dis·burs·ing

Etymology: Middle French desbourser, from Old French desborser, from des- dis- + borse purse, from Medieval Latin bursa

Date: 1530

1 a : to pay out : expend especially from a fund <disburse money> b : to make a payment in settlement of <disburse a bill>
2 : distribute

— dis·burs·er noun