Definition of disburse Disburse

/dɪsbɚˈs/ - [disbers] - dis•burse

We found 5 definitions of disburse from 5 different sources.

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What does disburse mean?

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Verb

disburses, disbursing, disbursed  

disburse - expend, as from a fund
  pay out
  pay bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action; "You'll pay for this!"; "She had to pay the penalty for speaking out rashly"; "You'll pay for this opinion later"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • disburse (v. t.)
    To pay out; to expend; -- usually from a public fund or treasury.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • disburse
    dis-burs′, v.t. to pay out.—n. Disburse′ment, a paying out: that which is paid out. [O. Fr. desbourser, des—L. dis, apart, and bourse, a purse.]

Part of speech

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  • disburse, verb, present, 1st person singular of disburse (infinitive).
  • disburse, verb (infinitive).

Pronunciation

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