disbursements

noun

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

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2
as in payments
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 distributions
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 disbursements The funding will come from federal disbursements sent to the county under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, a program geared towards post-COVID relief. — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026 This is done to comply with the SSI payment schedule, which sets disbursements for the first day of each month and moves them earlier when that date falls on a holiday. — Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026 Following a confusing rollout of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s loan changes, some students couldn’t pay bills over summer, stoking fears about fall semester disbursements. — Erin Rode, Washington Post, 4 Sep. 2026 Under this contract, the district has the authority to make contributions and request disbursements. — Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026 Environmental Protection Agency outlays dropped $20 billion (59%) because of lower clean-energy grant disbursements. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026 One of the Larson’s campaign recent disbursements was labeled an in-kind voter list to Count on Connecticut. — Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026 Some hospitals that provide emergency medical services but not trauma care, including Catalina Island Health and MLK hospital, are pushing for the county to help them by providing recurring disbursements of Measure B funds. — Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026 The report found that disbursements from donor governments to low- and middle-income countries decreased 25% from 2024 to 2025. — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 28 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disbursements
  1. expenses
  2. payments
  3. distributions
  4. costs
  5. allocations
  6. expenditures
Noun
  • In the statement, Skydance said savings would come primarily from combining technology and other operations, such as negotiating deals with suppliers and reducing overlapping marketing expenses as well as consolidating real estate.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Results from consumer goods and aviation majors typically offer an early read on shifting fuel expenses, freight costs, and end consumer demand.
    — , CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
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Noun
  • The first round of October Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,181, will be issued in four days.
    — Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 10 Oct. 2026
  • While some victims are getting their first payments this fall, two law firms behind the bulk of the claims in the settlement have had their payouts paused pending probes, leaving thousands in limbo.
    — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of payments
Noun
  • Depending on the facts, annual distributions may also be required.
    — Ronald Stair, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • People are being warned not to mail checks because of rampant theft, yet brokerages still rely on sending physical checks for certain transactions such as qualified charitable distributions or 401(k) rollovers.
    — Liz Weston, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of distributions
Noun
  • But consumers may see some indirect savings on groceries and consumer goods through lower supply-chain costs, as the exemption seeks to lower costs for farmers and truckers.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The best way to get costs down is to end the war in Ukraine and open the Strait of Hormuz that Iran is trying to hold hostage.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of costs
Noun
  • That means reassessing Lauder’s processes, workforce and asset allocations, and making the tough decisions about right-sizing its workforce.
    — Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • And because the three wines are sold in small allocations, Vivoli said, a large supply showing up would draw attention.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of allocations
Noun
  • Ellison has taken an opposing view from his predecessors who confronted crumbling industry economics by cutting expenditures to boost their corporate bottom lines.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The arrival of Netflix in many regions, including South Korea and areas of Africa, has been a watershed moment that helped turbocharge local production infrastructure, jobs and expenditures.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of expenditures

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“Disbursements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disbursements. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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