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as in expenses
a payment made in the course of achieving a result
substantial disbursements for research and development
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as in payments
the act of offering money in exchange for goods or services
the disbursement of the foundation's funds to several cancer research centers
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as in distributions
the act or process of giving out something to each member of a group
the agency whose responsibilities included the disbursement of strains of the virus to medical research labs around the country
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Recent Examples of disbursements
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.
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Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2024
The platform enables everything from online purchases to government disbursements and even utility payments, transforming Brazil’s economy by reducing reliance on cash and banks.
—Federico Sendra, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
These technologies can monitor student records, flag potential issues in financial aid disbursements and generate real-time reports for accreditation reviews or Department of Education audits.
—Michael Horowitz, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2024
The platform enables everything from online purchases to government disbursements and even utility payments, transforming Brazil’s economy by reducing reliance on cash and banks.
—Federico Sendra, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
These technologies can monitor student records, flag potential issues in financial aid disbursements and generate real-time reports for accreditation reviews or Department of Education audits.
—Michael Horowitz, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disbursements
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The program helps small businesses finance major expenses with lower down payments and longer repayment terms than traditional loans, and the SBA recently streamlined the process and expanded the types of loans eligible for refinancing.Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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In a competitive marketplace with intense pressure on expenses, fees, and top performance, the reliability, efficiency, and speed automation brings is critical.Barnet Sherman, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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According to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, site-neutral payments could save Medicare more than $150 billion over 10 years.Lisa Abrams, Baltimore Sun, 11 Dec. 2024
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There are many good reasons to love online banking, but think of the flexibility that online and mobile payments offer us.Craig Costigan, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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The company will likely raise investment next year to scale operations and distributions around the country.Adam Wescott, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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That approach is expected to continue as the Endowment, which is the largest private donor to each of the four institutions, accelerates its distributions over the next 15 years.Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Portfolio manager allocations to China within global, Asia, and Emerging Markets mutual fund portfolios remain underweight, which, going into quarter and year-end, should be slightly problematic.Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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WisdomTree ran an analysis looking at the period from the end of 2013 through the end of November, studying how bitcoin performs at different allocations within a portfolio that’s split 60% toward stocks and 40% in fixed income.Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024
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Among her other expenditures was $1 million to Harpo Productions, the company Oprah owns in October.Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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The failure to reduce expenditures could spell doom for an increasing number of colleges.Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Disbursements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disbursements. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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