as in to pay
to hand over or use up in payment
the foundation disburses money to many worthy causes
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Recent Examples of disburse
More:Sense of unease surrounds slow spending of pandemic aid on violence prevention in Milwaukee
Other grantees almost done disbursing funds
Business owners who received grants from the African American Chamber of Commerce shared a mixture of feelings about the process.
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Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2024
All those in the ancestor group have been contacted, and the city has begun disbursing payments to descendants with the expectation of handling about 80 recipients per year.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2024
The county sent a cease-and-desist letter warning the foundation to stop using the county logo, then sued in February, arguing that the foundation was poised to disburse $3 million meant for firefighters.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2024
From January through July, the city has disbursed nearly $30 million in overtime pay to its employees, according to publicly available data.
—Eleanor McCrary, The Courier-Journal, 31 July 2024
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Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2024
All those in the ancestor group have been contacted, and the city has begun disbursing payments to descendants with the expectation of handling about 80 recipients per year.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2024
The county sent a cease-and-desist letter warning the foundation to stop using the county logo, then sued in February, arguing that the foundation was poised to disburse $3 million meant for firefighters.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2024
From January through July, the city has disbursed nearly $30 million in overtime pay to its employees, according to publicly available data.
—Eleanor McCrary, The Courier-Journal, 31 July 2024
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The developers agreed to pay him another $50,000 later, the indictment said.Bracey Harris, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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The company has settled a legal proceeding related to a lease agreement, agreeing to pay $100,000 in rent and $13,953 in nonrefundable rent deposit.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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Taiwan already spends billions of dollars on U.S. military equipment.Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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The measure updates other sections of the charter dealing with capital improvement funds and spending powers.Destiny Torres, Orange County Register, 6 Nov. 2024
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The abuse victims’ attorneys, however, suggested that not funding the trust immediately would short-change people who had already been victimized by the church, given how the value of that trust could erode with time and inflation.Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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To name just one example: After an opening act filled with lurid cartel violence, Emilia Pérez gives us a comic number about gender-reassignment surgery.Nate Jones, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2024
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“Disburse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disburse. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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