Synonyms of disburses

disburses

verb

present tense third-person singular of disburse

as in pays

to hand over or use up in payment

the foundation disburses money to many worthy causes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pays
• spends
• gives
• expends
• outlays
• lays out
• drops
• forks (over, out, or up)
• shells out
• lavishes
• rains
• dissipates
• wastes
• runs through
• blows
• squanders
• throws away
• fritters (away)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• saves
• acquires
• earns
• secures
• procures
• makes
• wins
• realizes
• hoards
• lays up
• gains
• caches
• garners

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of disburses

Since 2021, the organization has received at least $25 million in grants from the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, which disburses city, county and federal funds to address the region’s homelessness problem. — Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026

The collective interest is routed to the IOLTA, and a board disburses money as grants to eligible legal aid groups that apply. — Nick Sullivan july 2, Charlotte Observer, 2 July 2026

The attorney general will pick who disburses money from the fund and the president can remove any of those people, according to the DOJ. — Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 19 May 2026

About 8% of Wisconsin school funding comes from federal sources, according to the DPI, which disburses funds to districts. — Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 2 Oct. 2025

Once federal student aid is approved, the Department of Education disburses the money to the school, which deducts the tuition costs and forwards the remaining balance to the student to cover living expenses. — John Wisely, Freep.com, 25 Sep. 2025