as in paid
to hand over or use up in payment
the foundation disburses money to many worthy causes
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Recent Examples of disbursed
Those checks could cause some drug users to splurge and overdose, said Burke, who urged federal officials to think through how the money is disbursed.
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Mike Stobbe, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2026
Each grant is valued up to a maximum of $750 and disbursed by the knowledgeable staff.
—Richard Lane, Des Moines Register, 18 Jan. 2026
Those checks could cause some drug users to splurge and overdose, said Burke, who urged federal officials to think through how the money is disbursed.
—Mike Stobbe, Fortune, 15 Jan. 2026
The Russian government has also disbursed large compensation payments to the families of soldiers killed or injured in the war, Kurbangaleeva noted.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 20 Dec. 2025
Any remaining funds may be disbursed to children older than 10.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2025
Or better yet, let’s compare it to the United States, which under the Bush and Obama administrations disbursed $80 billion to rescue the struggling auto industry and $245 billion to bail out banks in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 7 Dec. 2025
Prosecutors said the organization obtained and disbursed more than $240 million in Federal Child Nutrition Program funds.
—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
Mike Stobbe, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2026
Each grant is valued up to a maximum of $750 and disbursed by the knowledgeable staff.
—Richard Lane, Des Moines Register, 18 Jan. 2026
Those checks could cause some drug users to splurge and overdose, said Burke, who urged federal officials to think through how the money is disbursed.
—Mike Stobbe, Fortune, 15 Jan. 2026
The Russian government has also disbursed large compensation payments to the families of soldiers killed or injured in the war, Kurbangaleeva noted.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 20 Dec. 2025
Any remaining funds may be disbursed to children older than 10.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2025
Or better yet, let’s compare it to the United States, which under the Bush and Obama administrations disbursed $80 billion to rescue the struggling auto industry and $245 billion to bail out banks in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 7 Dec. 2025
Prosecutors said the organization obtained and disbursed more than $240 million in Federal Child Nutrition Program funds.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disbursed
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This means some workers paid more tax during the year than their final liability will require.—
Emma Waldman,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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The court set a bail of $252,000, which was paid.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 Jan. 2026
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Why vocabulary avoidance creates the space populists fill European governments spent a decade learning that sloppy language inflames prejudice.—
Güney Yıldız,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Vance, a Republican, has spent years passionately advocating for Americans to have more children.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 Jan. 2026
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