disburse

English

Etymology

From Old French desbourser (modern: débourser). Equivalent to dis- +‎ burse (“purse”).

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /dɪsˈbɚs/
Rhymes: -ɜː(r)s

Verb

disburse (third-person singular simple present disburses, present participle disbursing, simple past and past participle disbursed)

(finance) To pay out, expend; usually from a public fund or treasury.

Usage notes

Do not confuse with disperse.

Synonyms

(to pay out): shell out (informal), cough up (informal), fork out (informal), fork over (informal)

Derived terms

disbursement

Translations

to pay out

Bulgarian: изплащам (bg) (izplaštam), разплащам се (razplaštam se)
Czech: vyplatit, vydat (z fondu)
Dutch: uitbetalen (nl)

Finnish: maksaa (fi), suorittaa maksu, antaa rahaa
French: débourser (fr)
Swedish: betala ut

Anagrams

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