as in to pay
to hand over or use up in payment
the foundation disburses money to many worthy causes
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of disburse
Various agencies including the State Department have also paused disbursing funding for critical services such as the home, job and school assistance the Afrikaners are poised to receive.
—
Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 12 May 2025
The county agency that disburses federal and state funding to Meals on Wheels of Tarrant County announced late Monday that federal funding will be restored to programs that were affected by funding cuts last week.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 May 2025
The Trump administration was accused of breaking the law in a recent lawsuit after taking down a website meant to show the public how federal funding is disbursed to agencies.
—Aris Folley, The Hill, 14 Apr. 2025
The program’s small staff played critical roles in disbursing this money, providing implementation guidelines, monitoring state-level fund management and tracking and evaluating program effectiveness.
—Conor Harrison, The Conversation, 13 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for disburse
Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 12 May 2025
The county agency that disburses federal and state funding to Meals on Wheels of Tarrant County announced late Monday that federal funding will be restored to programs that were affected by funding cuts last week.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 May 2025
The Trump administration was accused of breaking the law in a recent lawsuit after taking down a website meant to show the public how federal funding is disbursed to agencies.
—Aris Folley, The Hill, 14 Apr. 2025
The program’s small staff played critical roles in disbursing this money, providing implementation guidelines, monitoring state-level fund management and tracking and evaluating program effectiveness.
—Conor Harrison, The Conversation, 13 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for disburse
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disburse
Verb
-
That work has given him enough money to pay for car insurance and other expenses, but not enough to move out from his parents’ home.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
2 June 2025
-
Federal Pell Grants go to low-income students and do not need to be paid back; the administration wants to cut the maximum amount of the annual grant from roughly $7,400 to $5,700.—
Cory Turner,
NPR,
2 June 2025
Verb
-
About $230,000 of that has been spent so far on planning and design, said Gary Barberio, deputy city manager for community services.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 May 2025
-
In their 1995 trial, jewelry sales representative Mary Ellen Mahar testified that the brothers had come to her store just four days after the killings and spent about $15,000 on three Rolex watches.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
25 May 2025
Verb
-
But there are few substitutes for availability, and no player has given more to Spurs this season than Porro.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
-
In the first instance, Annapolis needs to give Baltimore City full control over its own tax rates.—
Daniel Brennan,
Baltimore Sun,
27 May 2025
Cite this Entry
“Disburse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disburse. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share