disbursed; disbursing
1
a
: to pay out : expend especially from a fund
disburse money
b
: to make a payment in settlement of
disburse a bill
2
disburser
noun
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.
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Most of the political contributions disbursed by AIPAC come from individual donors who use its website to select lawmakers endorsed by the group to support them financially.
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Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 3 Mar. 2026
Social Security benefits are typically disbursed to its nearly 74 million beneficiaries on Wednesdays, but your exact payment date depends on your birthdate.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 28 Feb. 2026
In Ohio, a 1991 lawsuit against the state from a group of school districts led to the creation of a state commission that has disbursed over $13 billion for school facilities.
—Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 26 Feb. 2026
Sponsors typically collect fees for managing DAF assets, creating an inherent financial incentive to disburse fewer assets, according to Chuck Collins, the director of the Program on Inequality and the Common Good at the Institute for Policy Studies, a progressive think tank.
—Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2026
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Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 3 Mar. 2026
Social Security benefits are typically disbursed to its nearly 74 million beneficiaries on Wednesdays, but your exact payment date depends on your birthdate.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 28 Feb. 2026
In Ohio, a 1991 lawsuit against the state from a group of school districts led to the creation of a state commission that has disbursed over $13 billion for school facilities.
—Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 26 Feb. 2026
Sponsors typically collect fees for managing DAF assets, creating an inherent financial incentive to disburse fewer assets, according to Chuck Collins, the director of the Program on Inequality and the Common Good at the Institute for Policy Studies, a progressive think tank.
—Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for disburse
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“Disburse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disburse. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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