Definitions for disburse
dɪsˈbɜrsdis·burse

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. disburse, pay outverb

   expend, as from a fund

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. disburseverb

   To pay out, expend; usually from a public fund or treasury

2. Etymology: From desbourser (modern: débourser). Equivalent to dis- + burse.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To DISBURSEverb

   To spend or lay out money.

   Etymology: debourser, French.

   Money is now not disbursed at once, as it might be; but drawn into a long length, by sending over now twenty thousand, and next half year ten thousand pounds. Edmund Spenser.

   Nor would we deign him burial for his men,
   ’Till he disburs’d at St. Colmeskil Isle,
   Ten thousand dollars to our general. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   As Alexander received great sums, he was no less generous and liberal in disbursing of them. John Arbuthnot, on Coins.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. disburse

   A payment is the voluntary tender of money or its equivalent or of things of value by one party (such as a person or company) to another in exchange for goods, or services provided by them, or to fulfill a legal obligation. The party making the payment is commonly called the payer, while the payee is the party receiving the payment.

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1. disburse

   Disburse is to pay out or distribute money or funds, typically for expenses or in relation to a specific project, task, or purpose. This could be from a central cash reserve, treasury, or public fund, often as part of a financial plan or budget.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Disburseverb

   to pay out; to expend; -- usually from a public fund or treasury

2. Etymology: [OF. desbourser, F. dbourser; pref. des- (L. dis-) + bourse purse. See Burse, and cf. Dispurse.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Disburse

   dis-burs′, v.t. to pay out.—n. Disburse′ment, a paying out: that which is paid out. [O. Fr. desbourser, des—L. dis, apart, and bourse, a purse.]

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1. Disburse

   Disperse vs. Disburse -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Disperse and Disburse.

Anagrams for disburse »

1. subsider

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of disburse in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of disburse in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of disburse in a Sentence

1. French Treasury head Odile Renaud-Basso:

   Now what is at stake is making these pledges concrete so the fund can work efficiently and disburse (money).

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=disburse
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Disburse
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=disburse
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disburse
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disburse
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=disburse