Disburse Definition

dĭs-bûrs
disbursed, disburses, disbursing
verb
disbursed, disburses, disbursing
To pay out; expend.
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Origin of Disburse

  • Obsolete French desbourser from Old French desborser des- dis- borse purse (from Late Latin bursa bursa)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French desbourser (modern: débourser). Equivalent to dis- +‎ burse (“purse”).

    From Wiktionary

Disburse Sentence Examples

  • In the 13th century a knight with two squires, one groom, and the requisite horses, had to disburse 82 marks of silver for his passage; while for a single pilgrim the rate was rather less than r mark.

  • There is also a superintendent of schools for each county, and the counties are divided into school districts, each having three directors, who disburse the school funds and have the care of the school property.

  • There is often a gap between what donors commit to give, and what they actually disburse.

  • Area Committees already disburse local development grants of various kinds.

  • Trusts which enjoy tax-exempt status must conform strictly to their remit and cannot disburse any surplus monies except to fulfill their stated objectives.

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DDIDIS

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ESERSE

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