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
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.
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The Human Trafficking Commission struggled to disburse the funds in a timely manner, according to its former grants administrator.
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Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 8 Apr. 2025
Follow the money: The agency disbursed $12.5 million in fiscal year 2024 to the Texas State Library and Archives Commission, which supports public and school libraries and provides reading services for people with disabilities.
That makes up a third of the state agency's total budget.
—Axios, 3 Apr. 2025
That $14 million includes approximately $9 million overseen by the state Department of Education, which then disburses funds to support various local programs.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2025
However, the Justice Department wrote in court filings Monday that the $7.4 million had been disbursed.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 25 Mar. 2025
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Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 8 Apr. 2025
Follow the money: The agency disbursed $12.5 million in fiscal year 2024 to the Texas State Library and Archives Commission, which supports public and school libraries and provides reading services for people with disabilities.
That makes up a third of the state agency's total budget.
—Axios, 3 Apr. 2025
That $14 million includes approximately $9 million overseen by the state Department of Education, which then disburses funds to support various local programs.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2025
However, the Justice Department wrote in court filings Monday that the $7.4 million had been disbursed.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 25 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for disburse
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“Disburse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disburse. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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