as in pays
to hand over or use up in payment
the foundation disburses money to many worthy causes
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Recent Examples of disburses
The attorney general will pick who disburses money from the fund and the president can remove any of those people, according to the DOJ.
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Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 19 May 2026
The administration previously attempted to shut down the institute, which also disburses federal dollars to museums nationwide.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 2026
About 8% of Wisconsin school funding comes from federal sources, according to the DPI, which disburses funds to districts.
—Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Once federal student aid is approved, the Department of Education disburses the money to the school, which deducts the tuition costs and forwards the remaining balance to the student to cover living expenses.
—John Wisely, Freep.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 19 May 2026
The administration previously attempted to shut down the institute, which also disburses federal dollars to museums nationwide.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 2026
About 8% of Wisconsin school funding comes from federal sources, according to the DPI, which disburses funds to districts.
—Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Once federal student aid is approved, the Department of Education disburses the money to the school, which deducts the tuition costs and forwards the remaining balance to the student to cover living expenses.
—John Wisely, Freep.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disburses
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Cooper’s agent, Felicity Blunt, was one of five Rivals executive producers who delved deep into why the author meant so much to the world and how the show starring David Tennant, Aidan Turner, Danny Dyer and Katherine Parkinson pays tribute to her memory.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
13 May 2026
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Typically, Netflix pays just an upfront fee rather than offering viewership incentive bonuses.—
Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
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Research from It’s Time To Log Off found that the average person spends one full day each week online, while 34% of people had checked Facebook within the last 10 minutes.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
16 May 2026
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Research from It’s Time To Log Off found the average person spends one full day each week online, while 34% of people had checked Facebook within the last 10 minutes.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
16 May 2026
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Opportunities to attend the Rolling Stone Residency will be available to Rolling Stone Readers as well as for redemption through SkyMiles Experiences, Delta’s platform that gives its loyalty Members access to once-in-a-lifetime experiences.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
18 May 2026
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The design also gives Reebok a baseline to grow from.—
Tim Newcomb,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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“Disburses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disburses. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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