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
Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
Likewise, financial services firms leverage no-code platforms for loan and claims management applications, significantly speeding up processes like application tracking, approval workflows, disbursements and insurance claims processing.
—Yair Finzi, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Under the mandate, all federal disbursements—including Social Security, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), vendor payments, and even tax refunds—must be made electronically after the deadline.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Aug. 2025
Fees Ascent does not charge any application, disbursement, prepayment or late fees.
—Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 27 July 2025
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“Disbursement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disbursement. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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