disbursement

1
as in expense
a payment made in the course of achieving a result substantial disbursements for research and development

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2
as in payment
the act of offering money in exchange for goods or services the disbursement of the foundation's funds to several cancer research centers

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3
as in distribution
the act or process of giving out something to each member of a group the agency whose responsibilities included the disbursement of strains of the virus to medical research labs around the country

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Recent Examples of disbursement Since there is still an ongoing court fight over the 304 million options, Musk has not received any compensation for nearly a decade, since a 2012 pay package made its last disbursement of options to him in 2017. Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025 Stir chicken in brine to ensure even disbursement and refrigerate for an hour. Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025 The costs of sending franked materials are reported in the House's quarterly disbursement reports, which shows records of how members used their allowances. Brittany Carloni, IndyStar, 11 Aug. 2025 The shift toward electronic disbursement comes alongside ongoing changes to how SSA manages payment errors. Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for disbursement
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Noun
  • All the horses' feed is paid for by Metro Nashville and the handler is given a $2,500 annual stipend for medical expenses.
    Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
  • In addition to the great expense, many of the shows revolved around songs from old movies and movie musicals.
    Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
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  • Requirements differ between states, with some requiring a one-week waiting period before someone qualifies for payments, the OPM said.
    Medora Lee, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • For the second half of the payment, once Mandel Group pays its annual taxes on the site, the city will give Mandel Group a rebate check back on 75% of the developer's taxes each year.
    Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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  • And while that’s all well and good, Versant’s mechanism of distribution would seem to undermine the broad steps forward the WNBA has made on the audience acquisition front.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • From the time it was created, OnePay’s big advantage was in its distribution channel.
    Hugh Son, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
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  • People would be wise to consider the ever-increasing cost of homes in the area before selling their property due to immigration enforcement fears, Gonzalez said.
    Juan Cordoba, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2025
  • This is the cost of having been tortured in public.
    Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
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  • This is especially relevant for those rethinking strategic asset allocation.
    Paul Malloy, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Private-equity firms are hunting for new capital pools as institutional allocations mature and growth slows.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
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  • Investors saw this in quarterly earnings reports from Club holdings Meta Platforms, Amazon, and other Big Tech names, which raised their capital expenditures.
    Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Some 84 percent of the defense budget is classified and actual military spending can be hidden within other types of expenditure, Reuters reported.
    Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025

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“Disbursement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disbursement. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

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