Synonyms of disbursements

disbursements

noun

plural of disbursement

1

as in expenses

a payment made in the course of achieving a result

substantial disbursements for research and development

Synonyms & Similar Words

• expenses
• costs
• expenditures
• outlays
• prices
• charges
• outgoes
• rates
• overheads
• outflows
• tariffs
• tolls
• spending moneys
• tabs
• pocket moneys

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• payments
• remittances
• repayments
• reimbursements
• compensations
• remunerations
• remitments
• renderings
• prepayments
• overpayments

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• underpayments
• nonpayments

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• distributions
• allocations
• apportionments
• dispensations
• issuances
• allotments
• redistributions
• divisions
• reallocations
• admeasurements
• reapportionments
• repartitions
• redivisions
• partitions
• separations

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of disbursements

Following a confusing rollout of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s loan changes, some students couldn’t pay bills over summer, stoking fears about fall semester disbursements. — Erin Rode, Washington Post, 4 Sep. 2026

Under this contract, the district has the authority to make contributions and request disbursements. — Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026

So far, the state has approved $147 million in disbursements; just under $22 million of that has been doled out to local law enforcement. — Liv Caputo, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026

Environmental Protection Agency outlays dropped $20 billion (59%) because of lower clean-energy grant disbursements. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026

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