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Definition of disburse
disbursed
;disbursing
transitive verb
1a : to pay out : expend especially from a fund disburse moneyb : to make a payment in settlement of disburse a bill
2 : distribute
disburser
nounFrom the M-W Editors
Examples of disburse in a Sentence
The money will be disbursed on the basis of need.
The government has disbursed millions of dollars in foreign aid.
Recent Examples of disburse from the Web
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency is preauthorized to disburse hundreds of millions of dollars to pay for debris removal, for example, when state or local budgets become overwhelmed by a weather emergency.
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Laguna Beach Unified could use existing staff to either transfer two teachers into CLC or disburse the CLC students into the general population without hiring additional staff, Winston added.
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So Amazon’s latest disclosure, accompanied by an unusual level of detail, shows that the company is ramping up its lending: Just in the past 12 months, Amazon disbursed $1 billion.
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A 2015 press report stated that the Timken family -- through the foundation -- had disbursed more than $350 million in grants.
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Other family members are involved in at least three open probate cases in Texas and a related lawsuit in Calcasieu Parish, which Tribble has cited for his client's refusal to disburse funds from the trust to the waiting foundations.
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At 11:30 a.m. the meals are delivered to the senior center at 105 Main St. and are then disbursed to the volunteers who will then deliver them to Homebound Seniors within town.
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The grants, named for Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act that created them, are disbursed by the Health Resources and Services Administration.
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According to state records obtained by the Monitor, out of $34.5 million in coal severance funds disbursed since 2001, Martin County spent $7.3 million – or about 21 percent – on sewer and water improvements.
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Origin and Etymology of disburse
Middle French desbourser, from Old French desborser, from des- dis- + borse purse, from Medieval Latin bursa
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DISBURSE Defined for English Language Learners
disburse
playDefinition of disburse for English Language Learners
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: to pay out (money) from a fund that has been created for a special purpose
DISBURSE Defined for Kids
disburse
playDefinition of disburse for Students
disbursed
;disbursing
: to pay out All the money was disbursed.
disbursement
\-mənt\ nounLearn More about disburse
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