How to Use disburse in a Sentence

disburse

verb
  • The money will be disbursed on the basis of need.
  • The government has disbursed millions of dollars in foreign aid.
  • Grants meant to stanch the bleeding have been slow to disburse.
    Helen Shaw, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2021
  • The state is still in the process of disbursing dollars for that round.
    Lindsey Holden, Sacramento Bee, 23 May 2024
  • The City plans to disburse $10 million over the course of 10 years to Black households.
    Ashlee Banks, Essence, 23 Mar. 2021
  • Funds will be disbursed in the next four to six weeks, Denton said.
    Cheri Mossburg, CNN, 21 Apr. 2023
  • The will disburse up to six months of monthly relief over the course of two years.
    Lateshia Beachum, Washington Post, 19 Apr. 2023
  • The benefits are disbursed four times a month, on the third day of the month and on three Wednesdays.
    Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 27 May 2023
  • The payment was disbursed on the fourth Wednesday of May, and was sent to people born after the 21st of a month.
    Misty Severi, Washington Examiner, 24 May 2023
  • The city faces a tight deadline to come to a consensus on the location of the funds and disburse them.
    Danny Nguyen, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Clerks won’t accept checks over $500 and won’t disburse any cash, Sauter said.
    Christine Condon, baltimoresun.com, 6 Oct. 2021
  • The law increased the amount of the credit and disbursed it on a monthly basis rather than in a lump sum at tax time.
    Grace Segers, The New Republic, 13 Sep. 2023
  • The funding comes from one penny of the state’s sales tax, and the MSBA disburses funds based on need.
    Sabrina Shankman, BostonGlobe.com, 1 June 2023
  • They are required by law to disburse at least 5% of their assets.
    Jon Bergdoll, The Conversation, 23 Mar. 2020
  • Loan documents will be signed and checks disbursed from April 6 to 15.
    Anna Beahm | Abeahm@al.com, al, 25 Mar. 2020
  • The monthly payments are disbursed on the second, third, and fourth Wednesdays of each month.
    Misty Severi, Washington Examiner, 4 July 2023
  • Under the new agreement, the IMF will disburse $3 billion over nine months.
    Time, 11 July 2023
  • Once the funds are requested and then received, the state has 60 days to disburse them to the village, Mostardo said.
    James T. Norman, chicagotribune.com, 15 July 2021
  • The city has not yet disbursed any funds pursuant to the development agreement, Bigham said in the email.
    Sharon Coolidge, Cincinnati.com, 16 Apr. 2020
  • That figure was seen as a triumph after a slow start to disburse the funds and complaints from landlords and renters about the process.
    Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2021
  • The candidates also pushed to make a switch in how student loans were disbursed.
    Adam Harris, The Atlantic, 5 June 2019
  • But the city didn’t disburse the $2 million as promised in March, Rumph said, and the land trust couldn’t immediately complete the sale.
    Danny Nguyen, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2023
  • The monthly payment is disbursed on the first of the month, and May's disbursement was released Monday.
    Misty Severi, Washington Examiner, 5 May 2023
  • Advocates are urging him to change his mind, as the funding has not even yet been disbursed.
    Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
  • Once a judge determines the amount owed to a claimant, the county treasurer would disburse the funds within 21 days.
    Scott McClallen, Washington Examiner, 4 Dec. 2020
  • Then all of San Antonio opened its heart and purse, all wanted to make sure there was plenty to disburse.
    Liz Hardaway, ExpressNews.com, 23 Dec. 2020
  • States are allowed to keep 10% of the Covid education aid and decide how to disburse the money.
    Katie Lobosco, CNN, 5 Sep. 2021
  • Vouchers will be disbursed if and when the terms are approved, barring any appeals.
    Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 12 June 2024
  • The operation will disburse money for projects around the state.
    Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2024
  • But while the funds have been disbursed and cigarette use has declined, the MSA is broadly considered a failure.
    Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Aug. 2024

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