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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To help administer the fund, in 1997 the FCC created the Universal Service Administrative Company, a private not-for-profit corporation that helps determine the amount larger carriers must contribute to it and disburses money to program beneficiaries.
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Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2025
Agencies that currently disburse funds independently—known as non-Treasury disbursing offices (NTDOs)—will have that function returned to the Treasury to provide centralized oversight and reduce duplicate financial reporting.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
Some interpret this to mean that the president has a duty to comply with budgetary laws passed by Congress and to disburse funding in accordance with them.
—Robert Schmad, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Mar. 2025
The $10,000 grant pool is funded by the Valparaiso Mayor’s Office, to be disbursed through matching grants ranging from $500 to $2,000 per project.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
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Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2025
Agencies that currently disburse funds independently—known as non-Treasury disbursing offices (NTDOs)—will have that function returned to the Treasury to provide centralized oversight and reduce duplicate financial reporting.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
Some interpret this to mean that the president has a duty to comply with budgetary laws passed by Congress and to disburse funding in accordance with them.
—Robert Schmad, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Mar. 2025
The $10,000 grant pool is funded by the Valparaiso Mayor’s Office, to be disbursed through matching grants ranging from $500 to $2,000 per project.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 17 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 4 Apr. 2025.
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