as in to pay
to hand over or use up in payment
the foundation disburses money to many worthy causes
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Recent Examples of disburse
Prosecutors said the organization obtained and disbursed more than $240 million in Federal Child Nutrition Program funds.
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Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
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, 1 Dec. 2025
After disbursing some of the proceeds to half siblings, the twins each walked away with $700,000.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 30 Nov. 2025
So Joe met with the doctors every day and took charge of disbursing Paul’s medical information to our big, grieving family.
—Christina Kovac, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
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Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
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, 1 Dec. 2025
After disbursing some of the proceeds to half siblings, the twins each walked away with $700,000.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 30 Nov. 2025
So Joe met with the doctors every day and took charge of disbursing Paul’s medical information to our big, grieving family.
—Christina Kovac, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disburse
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This means any unpaid amount, whether utilities or other charges, can make an account delinquent because it must be paid at the same time as rent.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Jan. 2026
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Planting a vineyard in the Bay Area can cost between $30,000 and $80,000 per acre, but some are choosing to just leave them sit rather than pay to maintain them.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Joabe Barbosa, Matthew Plese and Omar Yousaf spent the day riding the entire MARTA rail system in an attempt to complete the full route in roughly three hours.—
Kaley Fedko,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Visitors can spend their entire trip switching off between the two, but be sure to take some time to explore the rocky cove beaches called calas that have made Costa Blanca famous.—
Liz Provencher,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Jan. 2026
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Historically, the water’s purity was singular, giving life to a watershed that flourished because of a unique paucity of nutrients, a situation that hindered the pursuit of any single species that would dominate the rest.—
Amy Green,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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Utopia Bedding Quilted Comforter This Utopia Bedding comforter keeps my bed looking super fluffy and cloud-like and gives my bedroom an expensive look.—
Genevieve Cepeda,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Disburse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disburse. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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