DISBURSEMENTS

Noun

disbursements

plural of disbursement

Source: Wiktionary


DISBURSEMENT

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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