1
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
Among the problems the audit cited was a lack of internal controls regarding cash and investments, receipts, disbursements, journal entries and reporting to ensure accurate and timely recordkeeping.
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Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 28 Dec. 2024
Plaintiffs said the 12-month grace period began as soon as loan disbursements were made — sometimes as little as $1 paid by lenders to Multitaskr.
—Jeff McDonald, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024
However, Amtrak can't operate indefinitely without receiving disbursements of funding, the Rail Passengers Association said in a statement this week.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 20 Dec. 2024
The county started using Oracle on July 1, 2022, for its receipt and vendor disbursements, but the payroll processing remained with the old financial software Lawson and then posted to Oracle, according to the audit.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
Detailed receipts and disbursements ledgers did not agree to summary ledgers.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
The Employee Benefit Accruals fund, which combined the employee payroll withholdings and the Lake County Self Insurance funds, posted receipts to Lawson and Oracle and posted disbursements to Oracle, according to the audit.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
The National Black Church Initiative has demanded that MSNBC investigate disbursements from Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign to an organization that Al Sharpton, one of the network’s hosts, leads.
—Ray Lewis, Baltimore Sun, 5 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
Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 28 Dec. 2024
Plaintiffs said the 12-month grace period began as soon as loan disbursements were made — sometimes as little as $1 paid by lenders to Multitaskr.
—Jeff McDonald, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024
However, Amtrak can't operate indefinitely without receiving disbursements of funding, the Rail Passengers Association said in a statement this week.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 20 Dec. 2024
The county started using Oracle on July 1, 2022, for its receipt and vendor disbursements, but the payroll processing remained with the old financial software Lawson and then posted to Oracle, according to the audit.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
Detailed receipts and disbursements ledgers did not agree to summary ledgers.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
The Employee Benefit Accruals fund, which combined the employee payroll withholdings and the Lake County Self Insurance funds, posted receipts to Lawson and Oracle and posted disbursements to Oracle, according to the audit.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
The National Black Church Initiative has demanded that MSNBC investigate disbursements from Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign to an organization that Al Sharpton, one of the network’s hosts, leads.
—Ray Lewis, Baltimore Sun, 5 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disbursements
Noun
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Congress will also restore immediate expensing for research and development expenses, which many small businesses used.—
AllBusiness,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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Most businesses will also have non-essential expenses like magazine subscriptions, fruit deliveries, or fresh flowers.—
Lien De Pau,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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That presents some planning opportunities, including possibly pushing some SALT payments into 2026.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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The payments depend on several factors, but the maximum payment is $1,400 per person, according to the federal agency.—
Jalen Williams,
Detroit Free Press,
24 Dec. 2024
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This year’s distributions, Brown said, marked a 10% to 15% increase from last year, which was already a record breaker for the food bank.—
Shawn Raymundo,
The Arizona Republic,
24 Dec. 2024
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Unearned, or investment, income includes interest, dividends, capital gains, annuity distributions (taxable distributions only and only when not from a qualified retirement plan), royalties, and passive real estate rental income.—
Bob Carlson,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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They’re followed by roughly 10% allocations in industrials and information technology.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes,
22 Dec. 2024
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As current water-sharing agreements expire in 2025, states are locked in contentious negotiations over future allocations.—
Benedict Cosgrove,
Newsweek,
20 Dec. 2024
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The resulting ratio of Medicare spending under ASP versus the same expenditures under international prices, holding volume and mix of drugs constant, would represent an International Price Index.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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According to the 2024 Trustees Report, Social Security’s total income in 2023 was $1,351 billion, while its expenditures reached $1,392 billion.—
Teresa Ghilarducci,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Disbursements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disbursements. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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