disbursed; disbursing
1
a
: to pay out : expend especially from a fund
disburse money
b
: to make a payment in settlement of
disburse a bill
2
disburser
noun
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Examples of disburse in a Sentence
The money will be disbursed on the basis of need.
The government has disbursed millions of dollars in foreign aid.
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The award will be disbursed based on each company’s completion of project milestones, the department said.
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Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 3 Jan. 2025
The funds can sit inside a DAF for years untouched, and when they are distributed to a qualified charity, there’s no obligation to disclose how much is being disbursed or to whom, potentially shrouding Musk’s giving from public scrutiny.
—Julie Goldenberg, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
This fee is deducted from your loan balance before the funds are disbursed.
—Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
The incoming Trump administration is all but certain to roll back numerous Biden actions, but getting money disbursed can make at least some of Biden’s policies permanent.
—Zack Budryk, The Hill, 13 Dec. 2024
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Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 3 Jan. 2025
The funds can sit inside a DAF for years untouched, and when they are distributed to a qualified charity, there’s no obligation to disclose how much is being disbursed or to whom, potentially shrouding Musk’s giving from public scrutiny.
—Julie Goldenberg, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
This fee is deducted from your loan balance before the funds are disbursed.
—Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
The incoming Trump administration is all but certain to roll back numerous Biden actions, but getting money disbursed can make at least some of Biden’s policies permanent.
—Zack Budryk, The Hill, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Disburse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disburse. Accessed 10 Jan. 2025.
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