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
Social Security benefits are typically disbursed to its nearly 74 million beneficiaries on Wednesdays, but your exact payment date depends on your birth date.
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Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 29 May 2026
Radiant Industries is building a mass-production factory for portable microreactors in Oak Ridge as well, drawn by Tennessee’s skilled nuclear workforce and a state fund that has already disbursed tens of millions of dollars toward advanced nuclear development.
—Iulia Lupse, Sun Sentinel, 24 May 2026
The Boys and Girls Club of Ford Heights closed last summer, when its 21st Century Grant disbursed by the Illinois State Board of Education was cut by the federal government.
—Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
One defendant is accused of assuming the identity of at least four residents in Maryland with the fraudulent intent to obtain payments valued at over $1,500 that were disbursed from the state’s Medicaid program.
—Brendan Nordstrom, Baltimore Sun, 11 May 2026
More than 98% of the loans disbursed are unsecured, as per the IPO filings.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 7 May 2026
There is quiet frustration growing among league members that the conference has not landed more lucrative deals to be disbursed among the Big 12 members and adding to their bottom lines.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026
Revenue surged $540 million above the conference’s previous high, and the league disbursed $490 million more to its schools in fiscal 2025 than in the previous year.
—Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 1 May 2026
The nonprofit Minnesota hospitals raking in 340B revenue have, during the same period, disbursed millions of dollars internationally on investments in foreign countries.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 30 Apr. 2026
Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 29 May 2026
Radiant Industries is building a mass-production factory for portable microreactors in Oak Ridge as well, drawn by Tennessee’s skilled nuclear workforce and a state fund that has already disbursed tens of millions of dollars toward advanced nuclear development.
—Iulia Lupse, Sun Sentinel, 24 May 2026
The Boys and Girls Club of Ford Heights closed last summer, when its 21st Century Grant disbursed by the Illinois State Board of Education was cut by the federal government.
—Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
One defendant is accused of assuming the identity of at least four residents in Maryland with the fraudulent intent to obtain payments valued at over $1,500 that were disbursed from the state’s Medicaid program.
—Brendan Nordstrom, Baltimore Sun, 11 May 2026
More than 98% of the loans disbursed are unsecured, as per the IPO filings.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 7 May 2026
There is quiet frustration growing among league members that the conference has not landed more lucrative deals to be disbursed among the Big 12 members and adding to their bottom lines.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026
Revenue surged $540 million above the conference’s previous high, and the league disbursed $490 million more to its schools in fiscal 2025 than in the previous year.
—Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 1 May 2026
The nonprofit Minnesota hospitals raking in 340B revenue have, during the same period, disbursed millions of dollars internationally on investments in foreign countries.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 30 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disbursed
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Prosecutors said Alvarez was paid a salary of $58,000 through the organization.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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The funds, paid out through private lenders including banks and credit unions, were intended to help employers maintain payrolls, hire back employees who may have been laid off, and cover overhead costs.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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Toomey spent an afternoon with Hulst in his final weeks.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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Crow and Creepy, the call signs of two soldiers from the 24th Mechanized Brigade, have spent 344 and 334 days respectively, non-stop, in frontline dugouts.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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“Disbursed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disbursed. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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