as in to pay
to hand over or use up in payment
the foundation disburses money to many worthy causes
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The Trump administration was accused of breaking the law in a recent lawsuit after taking down a website meant to show the public how federal funding is disbursed to agencies.
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Aris Folley, The Hill, 14 Apr. 2025
More than £46 billion in loans had been disbursed by various lenders through the scheme, according to the Department for Business and Trade, but the agency also admitted there had been more than 100,000 cases of loss due to fraud and error.
—Robert Olsen, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
Qatari foreign agents working for Rubin Turnbull & Associates collectively donated the most to political committees, disbursing over $225,000 in contributions since 2020.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 25 May 2025
According to the National Institutes of Health, cash stipends disbursed during the first year of a child’s life are associated with greater cognitive development.
—Keisha Browder, Mercury News, 23 May 2025
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Aris Folley, The Hill, 14 Apr. 2025
More than £46 billion in loans had been disbursed by various lenders through the scheme, according to the Department for Business and Trade, but the agency also admitted there had been more than 100,000 cases of loss due to fraud and error.
—Robert Olsen, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
Qatari foreign agents working for Rubin Turnbull & Associates collectively donated the most to political committees, disbursing over $225,000 in contributions since 2020.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 25 May 2025
According to the National Institutes of Health, cash stipends disbursed during the first year of a child’s life are associated with greater cognitive development.
—Keisha Browder, Mercury News, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disburse
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Speaking after an assessment meeting with the army’s chief of staff, Defense Minister Israel Katz said that Iran will pay a heavy price for harming Israeli citizens.—
Jon Gambrell,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2025
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Axiom Space’s Director of Human Spaceflight and former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson is the mission commander with aviator John Shoffner as pilot and two mission specialist seats paid for by the Saudi Space Commission, Rayyanah Barnawi and Ali AlQarni.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2025
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Sacramento County’s budget outlines recommendations of how the county should spend its money throughout the upcoming fiscal year, which begins July 1.—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
6 June 2025
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The actor-writer-director, who is 31 and uses they/she pronouns, has spent the last decade or so as a niche internet presence, going viral periodically on Twitter (and then X) and TikTok with satirical front-facing videos and bone-dry one-liners.—
Rachel Brodsky,
Rolling Stone,
6 June 2025
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This team has given me the opportunity to be reborn as a footballer and as a person.—
David Ferrini,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Adding Ángeles Cruz also seemed natural to give Sira a voice.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
8 June 2025
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“Disburse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disburse. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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