DISBURSEMENT

spending, disbursement, disbursal, outlay

(noun) the act of spending or disbursing money

expense, disbursal, disbursement

(noun) amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

disbursement (countable and uncountable, plural disbursements)

The act, instance, or process of disbursing.

Money paid out or spent.

Source: Wiktionary


Dis*burse"ment, n. Etym: [Cf. F. déboursement.]

1. The act of disbursing or paying out. The disbursement of the public moneys. U. S. Statutes.

2. That which is disbursed or paid out; as, the annual disbursements exceed the income.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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1 May 2025

ECONOMIC

(adjective) of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth; “economic growth”; “aspects of social, political, and economical life”


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