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 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 Reports show several six-figure disbursements to Ibanera crypto wallets as well as six-figure receipts from Ibanera crypto wallets. Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 25 July 2026 Personal loans can be as quick as same day disbursements, but others can take up to five days. Alora Bopray, USA Today, 21 July 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disbursements
Noun
  • Operating expenses fell 2%, owing to lower restructuring costs.
    Justina Lee, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The program covers up to 80% of the costs to rent and provides $10,000 grants to cover the costs of things like permit fees and insurance expenses.
    Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The subsidy headlined a gaudy incentive package offering property and sales tax exemptions, discount electricity and payments for infrastructure in exchange for about 9,000 jobs.
    Mark Dee August 2, Idaho Statesman, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Meanwhile, reports have emerged of a minor vulnerability affecting the Bitkey bitcoin hardware wallet developed by Jack Dorsey’s Block payments company.
    Billy Bambrough, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Besides receiving a paycheck from the S Corporation, owners also receive distributions from the company’s profits according to the business’s governing documents.
    AllBusiness, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Those clubs own major stakes in RSNs, whose distributions are not included in the revenue-sharing formula.
    Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • In addition to Medicare for All, his campaign centered on lowering prescription drug costs and banning corporate PAC money.
    ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • As disaster risks rise, the costs of goods, services and reconstruction in affected areas may increase further, while local real estate development and investment will also face higher risk premiums.
    , CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Processing capacity, government allocations and commercial economics still shape final output.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026
  • This strategic move follows growing concerns over rapidly escalating enterprise AI budgets, with companies like Uber and Microsoft quickly exhausting their allocations.
    Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
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  • By that reading, this week’s slide might have had less to do with investors concerned about AI capital expenditures post-earnings, and more with investors taking profits before the event.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Filmmaking is big business in Illinois, with expenditures in the state reaching a record $703 million in 2025, according to the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity’s Office of Film.
    Steve Zalusky, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

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