disburse (redirected from disburses)

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.

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

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dis·bursa·ble adj.

dis·burser n.

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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

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

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"

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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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disburse [dɪsˈbɜːs] vt (frm) → sborsare