disbursement
noun
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Disbursement was minted in English in the late 16th century by melding the noun suffix -ment with the verb disburse (which in turn comes, in part, from the Medieval Latin word bursa, meaning “money bag”). During the 16th and 17th centuries, deburse, depurse, and dispurse were deposited in the English language bank as synonyms of disburse. Deburse and depurse were also used respectively to form debursement and depursement, but these synonyms of disburse and disbursement all quickly declined in value and were never redeemed.
Examples of disbursement in a Sentence
Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 24 July 2025
There is no evidence Neuralink received any disbursements from the federal government under this designation.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 19 July 2025
But disbursement of these funds has already slowed since the department laid off about half of its workers in March, according to a survey by the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 17 July 2025
The Department of Education has withheld disbursement of the funding pending a review of how consistent these programs are with Trump’s priorities.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 15 July 2025
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“Disbursement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disbursement. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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