disburse (redirected from disbursing)

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

Verb

[-bursing, -bursed] to pay out [Old French desborser]

disbursement n

USAGE: Disburse is sometimes wrongly used where disperse is meant: the police used 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)

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