as in to pay
to hand over or use up in payment
the foundation disburses money to many worthy causes
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Recent Examples of disburse
The consolidation aims to centralize disbursing authority within the Treasury by reducing non-treasury disbursing offices, which were responsible for 181 million payments totaling over $1.5 trillion in fiscal 2024.
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Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 3 Apr. 2025
The Human Trafficking Commission struggled to disburse the funds in a timely manner, according to its former grants administrator.
—Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 8 Apr. 2025
Follow the money: The agency disbursed $12.5 million in fiscal year 2024 to the Texas State Library and Archives Commission, which supports public and school libraries and provides reading services for people with disabilities.
That makes up a third of the state agency's total budget.
—Axios, 3 Apr. 2025
That $14 million includes approximately $9 million overseen by the state Department of Education, which then disburses funds to support various local programs.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2025
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Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 3 Apr. 2025
The Human Trafficking Commission struggled to disburse the funds in a timely manner, according to its former grants administrator.
—Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 8 Apr. 2025
Follow the money: The agency disbursed $12.5 million in fiscal year 2024 to the Texas State Library and Archives Commission, which supports public and school libraries and provides reading services for people with disabilities.
That makes up a third of the state agency's total budget.
—Axios, 3 Apr. 2025
That $14 million includes approximately $9 million overseen by the state Department of Education, which then disburses funds to support various local programs.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disburse
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Filers earning more than $100,000 per year pay 85% of the income tax, while those under $100,000, representing 72% of filers, pay the remaining 15%, according to the statistics.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2025
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In 2020, the Trump administration paid to restore a Columbus statue in Baltimore that was dumped in the harbor during protests against the police murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2025
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Consumers have been optimizing their spending for years, Thomas said, by making smart decisions to have the ability to still spend, particularly on discretionary items.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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Ripp is originally a linebacker but spent parts of last year playing edge.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Apr. 2025
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Despite that, a growing number of companies do so voluntarily because the information gives them a leg up in the business world.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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For adult couples who could use more space to stretch out, some trundles also pop up to give guests extra room.—
Blake Bakkila,
Architectural Digest,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Disburse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disburse. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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