disburse

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To disburse is to pay out, and the treasurer cannot disburse without a warrant from the auditor

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  1. transitive verb To pay out, as from a fund; expend. See Synonyms at spend.

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  • IN about ten to fifteen minutes the National Police riot control units will show up and disburse these guys. —  Panama Guide
  • In the July 22 meeting, Anwar was in attendance and signed the board of governors 'endorsement to disburse the remaining Rp 71.5 billion of YPPI funds. —  The Jakarta Post Breaking News
  • I told you before, the best you can do is disburse and come back under another party name. —  The Moderate Voice
  • Both Breed and Adams said Heineman's plan to disburse the money through the state aid formula makes more sense, because the formula is meant to ensure funds are given out equitably. —  Grand Island Independent Home RSS
  • Delivered either as a subscription service or an installed application, the system helps you access, process, disburse, and audit all of the information related to your banking structure. —  PRWeb
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disburse:   disbursed ·  disburses
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Obsolete French desbourser, from Old French desborser : des-, dis- + borse, purse (from Late Latin bursa; see bursa).

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  1. from Old French desbourser, French débourser (whence also deburse, q. v.) (= Italian sborsare), from des-, apart, + bourse, a purse: see dis- and burse, bourse, purse.
  2. from disburse, v.
 

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/dɪsˈbərs/
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