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disburse

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dis·burse  (ds-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]
vb
(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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.disburse - expend, as from a fund
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 [dɪsˈbɜːrs] vt (formal) [+ money] → débourser
disburse
vtaus(be)zahlen
disburse [dɪsˈbɜːs] vt (frm) → sborsare


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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.
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.
 
 
 
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