DISBURSE

disburse, pay out

(verb) expend, as from a fund

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

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)

Anagrams

• subsider

Source: Wiktionary

Dis*burse", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disbursed; p. pr. & vb. n. Disbursing.] Etym: [OF. desbourser, F. débourser; pref. des- (L. dis- ) + bourse purse. See Burse, and cf. Dispurse.]

Definition: To pay out; to expend; -- usually from a public fund or treasury. The duty of collecting and disbursing his revenues. Macaulay. Disbursing officer, an officer in any department of the public service who is charged with the duty of paying out public money.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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