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
Synonyms
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.
Recent Examples on the Web
About $140,000 was raised for the family before donations stopped being accepted so the money could be disbursed, the Sikh society wrote.
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Adam Carlson, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
Whenever additional funding is provided, the agency should be able to disburse loan funds quickly.
—Doug Criscitello, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Anyone signing the document has to enter their full name, address of residence, email contact, and mobile phone number into a database, information his America PAC will then verify before disbursing any cash.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2024
More:Sense of unease surrounds slow spending of pandemic aid on violence prevention in Milwaukee
Other grantees almost done disbursing funds
Business owners who received grants from the African American Chamber of Commerce shared a mixture of feelings about the process.
—Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2024
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Adam Carlson, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
Whenever additional funding is provided, the agency should be able to disburse loan funds quickly.
—Doug Criscitello, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Anyone signing the document has to enter their full name, address of residence, email contact, and mobile phone number into a database, information his America PAC will then verify before disbursing any cash.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2024
More:Sense of unease surrounds slow spending of pandemic aid on violence prevention in Milwaukee
Other grantees almost done disbursing funds
Business owners who received grants from the African American Chamber of Commerce shared a mixture of feelings about the process.
—Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2024
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“Disburse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disburse. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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