disbursements

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 And disbursements from the accounts will be subject to taxes. Moriah Balingit, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026 While class members could, in theory, continue selling their claims after that point, industry participants generally expect the market to dry up once buyers can no longer receive direct disbursements from the QSF. Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 17 June 2026 The funds are often split into two disbursements — one for the fall semester and one for the spring. Evan Zimmer, CNBC, 17 June 2026 As a result, the SBA authorized disbursements of about $29 million in Paycheck Protection Program loans and millions in other federal relief funds that the defendants allegedly spent on themselves, according to prosecutor Jonathan Bailyn. Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 8 June 2026 Established in 1858, the Permanent School Fund provides annual disbursements to every public school district in the state. CBS News, 27 May 2026 The Denver Post attempted to contact the owners of more than a dozen restaurants to share the breakdown of their disbursements. Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 18 May 2026 Implement internal controls requiring multiple approvals before disbursements are made. Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026 BoiseDev reported in 2024 that Americorps, a federal program that partners with nonprofits to provide staff, cut ties with Flaherty’s organization over worker injuries and complaints, and the Idaho Foodbank terminated its relationship when Astegos missed food disbursements. Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 8 May 2026
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Noun
  • Eligibility Much like other small business lenders, SoFi considers a mix of factors for approving your application, including your credit score, business revenue and credit profile, as well as expenses.
    Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 14 July 2026
  • Friends have established a GoFundMe campaign to help cover his medical expenses as his recovery continues.
    Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 14 July 2026
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  • California’s richest residents would be able to spread the payments over five years.
    Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • The first wave of Social Security payments for July is scheduled to be distributed this week.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Noun
  • There are certain penalty exceptions, such as for distributions for higher education expenses or to purchase a first home.
    Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 11 July 2026
  • The vulnerability resides in KVM, which is, in essence, a virtual machine app included in the kernel of many Linux distributions.
    Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 8 July 2026
Noun
  • Four refineries have closed in California so far this decade because of environmental regulations and high costs.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
  • Because of rising costs, only one phase was ever completed, and the land next door that was supposed to be Phase Three continues to sit vacant.
    John Ramos, CBS News, 14 July 2026
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  • Top-down approach The firm takes a top-down macro approach when deciding the portfolio’s allocations.
    Michelle Fox, CNBC, 16 July 2026
  • But its appropriation process has come under more intense scrutiny in recent weeks after a supposedly fake investment promotion agency was found to have received allocations from the budget.
    Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 10 July 2026
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  • From the launch of ChatGPT, in late 2022, through the end of last year, these firms’ capital expenditures—most of which go toward data centers—well exceeded half a trillion dollars.
    Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 18 July 2026
  • The social media giant plans to spend between $125 billion and $145 billion in capital expenditures this year, largely to support that infrastructure buildout, Meta said in its most recent earnings report.
    Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 17 July 2026

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“Disbursements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disbursements. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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