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DISBURSE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Expend, as from a fund

Synonyms:

disburse; pay out

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "disburse" is one way to...):

pay (give money, usually in exchange for goods or services)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

Derivation:

disbursal; disbursement (the act of spending or disbursing money)

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

disburser (someone who spends money to purchase goods or services)

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