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 One of the Larson’s campaign recent disbursements was labeled an in-kind voter list to Count on Connecticut. Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026 Some hospitals that provide emergency medical services but not trauma care, including Catalina Island Health and MLK hospital, are pushing for the county to help them by providing recurring disbursements of Measure B funds. Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026 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 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
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Noun
  • Those deductibles go up when hospital prices, drug costs, and labor expenses increase, as insurers try to slow premium growth by shifting more costs to patients.
    Julie Appleby, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • If approved later this month, those expenses would reflect a roughly 8% overall increase from what officials approved for the 2026 budget year.
    Sofi Zeman August 11, Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2026
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  • FreshBooks and Grasshopper also announced a partnership to streamline small business cash flow, integrating invoicing, payments, and banking.
    Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Without adequate enrollment and the tuition payments that accompany the students, many more colleges will close.
    Jim Nowlan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026
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  • Combined with more money than ever from domestic prize-money distributions, the Premier League’s middle has probably never been stronger.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The judge’s new ruling means Barrow, as trustee of Voletta’s trust, is entitled to receive her 25 percent share of distributions from the Primary Wave deal.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2026
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  • The builder earlier paused construction and marketing activities in one of the country’s most luxurious residential condominium projects as construction costs surged.
    Ian Sayson, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Low labor costs, a large French-speaking workforce and relatively weak unions have made Morocco an attractive outsourcing destination for international companies, particularly French firms seeking to reduce costs.
    ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
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  • Parents at venture firms can also donate money or direct small portions of their personal investment allocations in deals to the school.
    Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Apple remains tethered to a September launch cadence because altering the timeline would destabilize TSMC silicon allocations, inflate pre-holiday cargo shipping costs, and disrupt carrier contract renewal cycles.
    Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
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  • Before 2021, foreign aid financed roughly three-quarters of public expenditures.
    Kara Fox, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Provisions in last year’s tax bill are helping boost capital expenditures, and business investment has accelerated this year.
    Josh Wingrove, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026

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“Disbursements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disbursements. Accessed 16 Aug. 2026.

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