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
Caren Zucker, The Atlantic, 6 July 2025
The company did not respond to a question from the Statesman about how much that disbursement was.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 23 June 2025
In turn, housing regulators are responsible to scrutinize owners’ practices primarily as a deterrent to fraudulent and wasteful disbursement of federal funds – ironically, the very motivation of recent federal fiscal actions that reduce agency budgets.
—Jamie Kennedy, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2025
The Trump savings accounts will require post-tax contributions and tax withdrawals as either long-term capital gains or normal federal income, unlike the tax-free qualified disbursements from 529 higher education and Roth IRA retirement accounts.
—Derek Saul, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
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“Disbursement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disbursement. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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