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disburse verb [ dɪsˈbəːs ]

• pay out (money from a fund).
• "$67 million of the pledged aid had already been disbursed"
Similar: pay out, lay out, spend, expend, dole out, hand out, part with, donate, give, fork out, shell out, dish out, lash out, cough up, splurge, blow, stump up, ante up, pony up,
Opposite: claim,
Origin: mid 16th century: from Old French desbourser, from des- (expressing removal) + bourse ‘purse’.


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