disbursing

verb

Definition of disbursingnext
present participle of disburse
as in paying
to hand over or use up in payment the foundation disburses money to many worthy causes

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disbursing
  1. paying
  2. spending
  3. giving
Verb
  • Toronto will be paying all of the remaining contract.
    Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Topline The Mega Millions jackpot climbed to $670 million—the fifth biggest lottery prize of the year so far—after no tickets matched all six numbers drawn on Tuesday night, although the eventual winner will take home a much smaller amount after paying their taxes.
    Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of paying
Verb
  • As a result, the processor is spending more of its time sitting idle, waiting for data to be fetched from memory.
    John Werner, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • After spending the holidays struggling with someone’s dull knife set, get them a gift card to get their knives sharpened ($5 a knife).
    Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of spending
Verb
  • In the meantime, Mangione will remain at State Correctional Institute Huntingdon giving prosecutors 30 days to obtain a governor’s warrant.
    Caitlyn Frolo, Baltimore Sun, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Additionally, giving yourself more options is an antidote to hopelessness.
    R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of giving
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Thesaurus Entries Near disbursing

disburses

disbursing

discard

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