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as in expense
a payment made in the course of achieving a result
substantial disbursements for research and development
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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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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
Oddly, the spreadsheet does not include the controversial $10 million political donation or its subsequent disbursement in the form of two unsolicited $5 million grants.
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Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2025
The program includes contract creation and deliverable tracking to payment disbursement and reporting.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 11 July 2025
At the time, national child care experts predicted that one of the impacts of these firings would be slower disbursement of grant awards.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 July 2025
The Trump administration may attempt to stop the disbursement of funding awarded under the Biden administration for different projects.
—Rick Barrett, jsonline.com, 4 July 2025
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Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2025
The program includes contract creation and deliverable tracking to payment disbursement and reporting.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 11 July 2025
At the time, national child care experts predicted that one of the impacts of these firings would be slower disbursement of grant awards.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 July 2025
The Trump administration may attempt to stop the disbursement of funding awarded under the Biden administration for different projects.
—Rick Barrett, jsonline.com, 4 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disbursement
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Created in 2014 through House Bill 800, Texas' R&D tax credit encourages economic development by offering qualifying entities either a sales tax exemption on personal property used in research or a franchise tax credit based on research expenses.—
Karoline Leonard,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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The previous law restricted the deduction of business interest expense to 30% of adjusted taxable income and excluded the add-back of depreciation and amortization from the calculation, lowering the amount of deductible interest for capital-intensive businesses.—
Garth Friesen,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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Their goal was to handle all of shopping—from research to payment.—
Lutz Finger,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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At the time, both Palomar and university officials insisted that the payment was simply an expression of solidarity, one public institution helping another through rough financial times.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 July 2025
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From there, the newspaper will travel to Michigan by truck for regular distribution.—
MICHIGAN BUSINESS,
Freep.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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In 2020, Universal closed a five-year exclusive deal with Lego for the development, production and theatrical distribution of films, a move that’s been highly lucrative with films made so far grossing more than $1 billion worldwide.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
4 Aug. 2025
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At a production cost of $200 million, plus much more to market and distribute, the film will need to hold as one of the biggest grossers of the year to turn a profit in theaters.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
26 July 2025
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The other pushback is: Why should countries like Germany with low funding costs do this?—
New York Times,
New York Times,
26 July 2025
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Related – Google’s $1 Trillion Lawsuit Thirdly, Google’s substantial AI capital expenditures carry execution risks.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Jumping jacks are an underrated bodyweight exercise to increase your calorie expenditure.—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
14 July 2025
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“Disbursement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disbursement. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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