disburse

Verb

Meaning

To pay out; to expend; -- usually from a public fund or treasury.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

shell out fork out fork over pay out provide give issue supply pay spent deal waste contribute spend settle
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Antonyms

conservatory depot armory bank arsenal garner
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Hypernyms

pay

Related terms

reimburse bursar

Derivatives

disbursed disbursing

Anagrams

subsider

Examples

A client was inclined to disburse less treasure for a particular design, and the architect replied "My name is I. M. Pei, not I am Not Pay." Source: Internet

Also, it is forbidden to disburse zakat funds into investments instead of being given to one of the above eight categories of recipients. Source: Internet

As the economic toll of COVID-19 intensifies longstanding concerns about housing insecurity in Vermont, the state is poised to disburse $25 million to renters and homeowners that might otherwise face eviction or foreclosure. Source: Internet

Governor Sule said his decision to disburse the grants personally was to encourage the beneficiaries to become employers of labour. Source: Internet

Nigerian government sets up committee to disburse N10 billion. Source: Internet

A portion of the state’s oil-fueled revenue boom would flow into the fund, with the hope that it will eventually reach $1 billion, large enough to disburse perhaps $40 million to $50 million a year. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

disburdenment disburgeon disbursal disbursement disburser disburthen