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
Her six-person staff fed 100 to 110 families a day in October as a federal budget stalemate threatened CalFresh disbursements.
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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
The first prizes, which included different cash disbursements amounting to 900,000 euros ($1 million) in all, were handed out by Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, who returned earlier this month for a candlelit anniversary soiree.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 31 Oct. 2025
Grant disbursements for Gateway have been on hold since then, Sigmund said in an email.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
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
The first prizes, which included different cash disbursements amounting to 900,000 euros ($1 million) in all, were handed out by Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, who returned earlier this month for a candlelit anniversary soiree.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 31 Oct. 2025
Grant disbursements for Gateway have been on hold since then, Sigmund said in an email.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disbursements
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Seymour said the fundraiser’s original goal has already been consumed by travel costs alone and warned that future expenses — including therapy — remain unknown.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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The most substantial category where OU reported more expenses than Texas was overhead and administrative expenses, which cost the Sooners about $45 million more than the Longhorns.—
David Eckert,
Austin American Statesman,
30 Jan. 2026
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At Tricon Energy, payroll payments were a global challenge.—
Geri Stengel,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The statement didn’t mention specific securities, but the timing suggests most of the funding for the partial payments this week could be coming from the state firm.—
Bloomberg News,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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Over the past decade, Broadcom (AVGO) stock has delivered an impressive $51 Bil back to its shareholders through cash distributions in the form of dividends and buybacks.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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In each case, Wheeler says his money was deposited into accounts for Powell’s Neptune Theatrical Productions and commingled by Powell, who did not provide investment documents, financial updates or distributions, even as Powell shared profits with other investors.—
Justin Wingerter,
Denver Post,
21 Jan. 2026
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Customer acquisition costs have climbed across digital channels, while privacy changes have reduced the signals advertisers once depended on.—
Kolawole Samuel Adebayo,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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The rising costs of food and overhead trickle down to the menu, making dining out a trickier enterprise, especially at a time when home budgets are shrinking.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
25 Jan. 2026
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Adding industry perspective, institutional investor conversations increasingly include merger arbitrage allocations, given its ability to perform in volatile and idiosyncratic environments where deal-specific factors drive returns.—
Carrie McCabe,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Ownership Access and Participation Proponents argue that tokenized real-world assets could broaden participation by lowering practical barriers to entry and enabling smaller allocations.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
20 Jan. 2026
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Cramer said to watch capital expenditures closely — this could be the number that moves Meta.—
Jason Gewirtz,
CNBC,
27 Jan. 2026
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The company is planning capital expenditures of about $3 billion and aims to close another 24 facilities in the first half of the year.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
27 Jan. 2026
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