dis·burse

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• dis|burse — «dihs BURS», transitive verb, bursed, burs|ing. to pay out; expend: »The treasurer is in charge of disbursing money to pay the club s bills. Our city treasurer disburses thousands of dollars each week. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under spend. (Cf.… …   Useful english dictionary

• dis|burse|ment — «dihs BURS muhnt», noun. 1. the act of paying out: »Our treasurer attends to the disbursement of funds. 2. money paid out; expenditure: »Disbursements must stay within the budget …   Useful english dictionary

• burse — burse; dis·burse·ment; re·im·burse; re·im·burse·ment; dis·burse; …   English syllables

• dis — dis·accord; dis·advantage; dis·affect; dis·aggregate; dis·ap·pear; dis·array; dis·bar; dis·burse; dis·card; dis·charge; dis·ci·ple; dis·ci·pli·nar·i·an; dis·ci·pline; dis·claim; dis·close; dis·co; dis·co·glos·sid; dis·coid; dis·coi·dal;… …   English syllables

• disburse — dis·burse …   English syllables

• disburse — dis•burse [[t]dɪsˈbɜrs[/t]] v. t. bursed, burs•ing 1) to pay out (money), esp. for expenses; expend 2) to distribute • Etymology: 1520–30; < MF desbourser, OF desborser=des dis I+ borser, der. of borse purse < LL bursa bag dis•burs′a•ble,… …   From formal English to slang

• disburse — dis|burse [dısˈbə:s US ə:rs] v [T] formal [Date: 1500 1600; : Old French; Origin: desborser, from borse money bag ] to pay out money, especially from a large sum that is available for a special purpose >disbursement n [U and C] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• disburse — dis|burse [ dıs bɜrs ] verb transitive VERY FORMAL to pay money from a FUND (=an amount of money available for a particular purpose) …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• disbursement — dis|burse|ment [ dıs bɜrsmənt ] noun VERY FORMAL count an amount of money that is paid from a FUND (=an amount of money available for a particular purpose) a. uncount the process of paying money from a FUND …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• disbursement — dis·burse·ment …   English syllables