disbursement
noun
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Disbursement was minted in English in the late 16th century by melding the noun suffix -ment with the verb disburse (which in turn comes, in part, from the Medieval Latin word bursa, meaning “money bag”). During the 16th and 17th centuries, deburse, depurse, and dispurse were deposited in the English language bank as synonyms of disburse. Deburse and depurse were also used respectively to form debursement and depursement, but these synonyms of disburse and disbursement all quickly declined in value and were never redeemed.
Examples of disbursement in a Sentence
Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 20 Dec. 2024
Most Education Department employees could be furloughed, resulting in possible loan and grant disbursement delays.
—Staff and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
The Council of the European Union approved a $4.25 billion disbursement to Ukraine under the Ukraine Facility program on Dec. 9, bringing total assistance under the conditional financing initiative to 16 billion euros ($17 billion).
—Katya Soldak, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Put another way, the Tampa Bay fund’s total annual disbursements will come out to a fraction of one per cent of the cost of the Amendment 4 campaign.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Disbursement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disbursement. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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