1
as in expenses
a payment made in the course of achieving a result
substantial disbursements for research and development
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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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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
Those disbursements would traditionally happen around August and September.
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Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
And disbursements from the accounts will be subject to taxes.
—Arkansas Online, 29 Jan. 2026
Her six-person staff fed 100 to 110 families a day in October as a federal budget stalemate threatened CalFresh disbursements.
—JosÉ Luis Villegas, Sacbee.com, 12 Dec. 2025
The situation worsens because many state and municipal funds depend on federal disbursements, creating a domino effect of delays.
—Caio Delcolli, IndieWire, 26 Nov. 2025
Next month’s disbursements are expected to arrive without issue, state officials said.
—Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2025
The disbursements are from October 2024 through September 2025.
—Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2025
The states argue that the USDA’s shifting instructions—first reducing payments by 50 percent and then by 35 percent—create serious administrative risks that could lead to incorrect or delayed food-aid disbursements.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
However, the disbursements are expected to be delayed, likely hurting consumer spending this month.
—Sean Conlon,pia Singh, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2025
Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
And disbursements from the accounts will be subject to taxes.
—Arkansas Online, 29 Jan. 2026
Her six-person staff fed 100 to 110 families a day in October as a federal budget stalemate threatened CalFresh disbursements.
—JosÉ Luis Villegas, Sacbee.com, 12 Dec. 2025
The situation worsens because many state and municipal funds depend on federal disbursements, creating a domino effect of delays.
—Caio Delcolli, IndieWire, 26 Nov. 2025
Next month’s disbursements are expected to arrive without issue, state officials said.
—Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2025
The disbursements are from October 2024 through September 2025.
—Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2025
The states argue that the USDA’s shifting instructions—first reducing payments by 50 percent and then by 35 percent—create serious administrative risks that could lead to incorrect or delayed food-aid disbursements.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
However, the disbursements are expected to be delayed, likely hurting consumer spending this month.
—Sean Conlon,pia Singh, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disbursements
Noun
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Trump’s tariffs added $1,000 in tax expenses for the average US household in 2025, according to the conservative-leaning Tax Foundation.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Jones’ salary and business expenses totaled more than $607,000, which put him above the presidents of the biggest unions in the country.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
20 Feb. 2026
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Pullman was president of the over 15,000-member State Police union from 2012 until his resignation in 2018, during which time Lynch worked as a lobbyist representing the union in exchange for monthly retainer payments.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
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Several whistleblowers from Maryland’s Department of Human Services alleged a troubling scheme to deliberately leave correctable errors uncorrected in SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) payments, artificially keeping the error rate high to delay federal penalties.—
Torrey Snow,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Feb. 2026
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Inherited Roth account distributions aren’t taxed as long as the account has been open at least five years.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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Its components can be rearranged to model different limb lengths, weight distributions and joint ranges of motion.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Feb. 2026
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During warmer months, when the path is crowded with tourists in leisure mode, anyone who walks with a purpose should avoid the Bridge at all costs.—
Katie James Watkinson,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Feb. 2026
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Let the free market’s open up competition between companies and the costs will come down, so families can afford the necessities to live, work and raise a family.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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Notably, the United States played an indispensable role in forging this agreement, and did so without massive allocations of military aid or other forms of foreign assistance.—
David Dumke,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2026
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Government programs should end and their allocations be shifted to pay off our national debt.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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In its First Interim Financial Report released in December, LAUSD projected a $877 million deficit — about 14% of its unrestricted general fund expenditures — for the 2026–27 school year, followed by a $443 million deficit the year after.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
17 Feb. 2026
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But particularly concerning to him is the uncertainty regarding the return on investment companies will receive from high capital expenditures, driven primarily by investments in artificial intelligence and data centers.—
Davis Giangiulio,
CNBC,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Disbursements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disbursements. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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