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disburse
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disburse
(verb)
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disburse
/dɪs
ˈ
bɚs/
verb
disburses
;
disbursed
;
disbursing
disburse
/dɪs
ˈ
bɚs/
verb
disburses
;
disbursed
;
disbursing
Learner's definition of DISBURSE
[
+ object
]
formal
:
to pay out (money) from a fund that has been created for a special purpose
The money will be
disbursed
on the basis of need.
The government has
disbursed
millions of dollars in foreign aid.
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— disbursement
/dɪs
ˈ
bɚsmənt/
noun
,
plural
disbursements
[
noncount
]
disbursement
of government funds
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[
count
]
The company has made large
disbursements
for research.
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