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
That was still the case in the past two seasons, with nearly half of PSG’s transfer spend being disbursed across those three countries mentioned above.
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Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 15 June 2025
An additional $5,000 per month will be disbursed to each lawmaker to pay for personal security through the end of the year.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 23 July 2025
There’s ample reason to be concerned that the nonprofit has made the task of disbursing money to worthy causes too complicated and too expensive.
—David Plymyer, Baltimore Sun, 16 July 2025
Beginning in July 2026, no new Grad PLUS loans will be disbursed.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 10 July 2025
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Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 15 June 2025
An additional $5,000 per month will be disbursed to each lawmaker to pay for personal security through the end of the year.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 23 July 2025
There’s ample reason to be concerned that the nonprofit has made the task of disbursing money to worthy causes too complicated and too expensive.
—David Plymyer, Baltimore Sun, 16 July 2025
Beginning in July 2026, no new Grad PLUS loans will be disbursed.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disburse
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While Prime members get free same-day grocery delivery for orders over $25, customers without a Prime membership must pay a $12.99 fee (no matter what the order size is).—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
13 Aug. 2025
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Arizona school districts spend millions monitoring students online At least 52 Arizona school districts or charter schools have paid for monitoring software in the past five years, according to GovSpend, a company that tracks government spending data.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Ignore for a moment that spending consecutive weeks in Ireland and England is likely to drain the team of energy.—
Steve Silverman,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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Soon after, another hurdle appeared: a recurring inguinal hernia that led to frequent hospital visits, including spending Christmas Day in the emergency room.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Aug. 2025
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Once done, the camera panned over to Kris, who gave a sassy smile before joining her girls.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The recall was given a Class II risk warning on August 1.12 NuNaturals Inc recalled 78 bottles of its Organic Pure Stevia and 78 bottles of its Pure Monk Fruit Sweetener.—
Amber Brenza,
Health,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Disburse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disburse. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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