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
  • Rising fuel costs increase production expenses and can feed directly into higher food prices.
    ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026
  • But teams book national revenue at differing amounts on their income statements, based on the timing of payments and gross revenue versus net of league expenses.
    Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 21 July 2026
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  • Wang, who is pursuing reelection in November, also wants the measure to incentivize larger banks and Wall Street speculators who buy up distressed debts to not seek foreclosure as the first option when borrowers default on payments.
    Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 19 July 2026
  • The third round of July Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,181, will be issued in three days.
    Kiara Moore, The Washington Examiner, 19 July 2026
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  • Manchester City are likely to top the list of distributions to clubs under FIFA’s Club Benefits Programme (CBP) for the third World Cup in succession, calculations from The Athletic have found.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • In 2025, Hanover Township gave away 1,800 backpacks filled with supplies during the distributions.
    Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
Noun
  • That design philosophy allows manufacturers to prioritize rapid production, simpler assembly and lower manufacturing costs without compromising mission performance.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026
  • The reliance on emergency actions, like diesel backup generators, incurs significant costs for ratepayers and increases air pollution.
    Anna Demeo, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
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  • On climate, for example, bank research teams produced quantitative analysis of potential impacts, sector by sector, company by company, that gave investors the ability to model risk, measure performance, and configure capital allocations.
    Martin Whittaker, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • That translates to 42,320 individual allocations to be made across pre-finals games alone, with the $100million of that $355m CBP pot apportioned to qualifying participation working out at $2,362 per player, per match.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 July 2026
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  • Meanwhile, hyperscalers have been committing hundreds of billions of dollars a year on capital expenditures to build out AI infrastructure as quickly as possible.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 25 July 2026
  • Management now expects to spend between $195 billion and $205 billion on capital expenditures this year and signaled spending will rise again in 2027.
    Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 25 July 2026

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“Disbursements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disbursements. Accessed 26 Jul. 2026.

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