disburse

dis·burse (d

s-bûrs

)

tr.v. dis·bursed, dis·burs·ing, dis·burs·es

To pay out, as from a fund; expend. See Synonyms at spend.

[Obsolete French desbourser, from Old French desborser : des-, dis- + borse, purse (from Late Latin bursa; see bursa).]

dis·bursa·ble adj.

dis·burser n.

disburse [dɪsˈbɜːs]

(tr) to pay out

[from Old French desborser, from des- dis-¹ + borser to obtain money, from borse bag, from Late Latin bursa]

disbursable adj

disbursement n

disburser n

Usage: Disburse is sometimes wrongly used where disperse is meant: the police used a water cannon to disperse (not disburse) the crowd

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Verb

disburse - expend, as from a fund

pay out

pay - give money, usually in exchange for goods or services; "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please"

disburse

verb pay out, spend, lay out, fork out (slang), expend, shell out (informal) The aid will not be disbursed until next year.

Usage: Disburse is sometimes wrongly used where disperse is meant: the police used water cannons to disperse (not disburse) the crowd.

Translations

disburse [dɪsˈbɜːs] VT (frm) → desembolsar

disburse [dɪsˈbɜː^rs] vt (formal) [+ money] → débourser

disburse

vt → aus(be)zahlen

disburse [dɪsˈbɜːs] vt (frm) → sborsare

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bursar
compensatory spending
Deburse
deficit spending
Defrayment
disbursal
disbursement
Disbursing officer
dispense
disperse
Dispurpose
distribute
expend
expending
finance operations
financial officer
money dealer
money handler
outlay

I urge this not because I doubt the moral probity of those who disburse the funds, but because I know that they are not rightly applied.

Typee by Melville, Herman View in context

And sons and daughters of his flesh and of the law needs must go with him fulsomely eating out of the gnarled old hand that had half a million to disburse.

The Red One by London, Jack View in context

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