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
  • The university covers tuition, fees and living expenses for families earning up to $100,000.
    Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 8 July 2026
  • The town of Foxboro responded to the Kraft Group’s lawsuit filed in June on Tuesday, stating the nearly $1 million entertainment license fee at issue was a legitimate billing for safety expenses and filing a counterclaim against the group.
    Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 8 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
  • Robyn Schlice, a member of the church’s farmworker ministry, said the funds will support school supply drives, a computer literacy program, rental assistance and monthly distributions of clothing, food and household items.
    Eliana Aguilar, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
  • But even these objections will not go to whether the creditor can get the charging order, but rather is limited to the priority of the charging order lien and order of priority in payment of the distributions.
    Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Noun
  • Trump tied this regular seasonal sale to his claims that his administration lowered costs for consumers, from gas prices to eggs.
    Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
  • Be sure to weigh costs, storage needs and risk tolerance before making a decision.
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 7 July 2026
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  • 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
  • Investors who have sized private credit allocations without stress-testing their liquidity needs across a full economic cycle may face difficult decisions if capital needs arise before positions can be exited at reasonable prices.
    Jason Kirsch, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
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  • As the large inefficient buses are phased out, this would significantly reduce the capital expenditures that Lynx requires.
    Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026
  • Public expenditures in Norway are on track to outpace revenues by 2040, creating uncertainty about the reliability of public funding for sports.
    Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 10 July 2026

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“Disbursements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disbursements. Accessed 12 Jul. 2026.

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