as in to pay
to hand over or use up in payment
the foundation disburses money to many worthy causes
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Recent Examples of disburse
Many schools depend on the Department of Education to disburse funds for Pell Grants, Title I programs, and other initiatives that support underserved populations.
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Scott White, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
To help administer the fund, in 1997 the FCC created the Universal Service Administrative Company, a private not-for-profit corporation that helps determine the amount larger carriers must contribute to it and disburses money to program beneficiaries.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2025
Agencies that currently disburse funds independently—known as non-Treasury disbursing offices (NTDOs)—will have that function returned to the Treasury to provide centralized oversight and reduce duplicate financial reporting.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
Some interpret this to mean that the president has a duty to comply with budgetary laws passed by Congress and to disburse funding in accordance with them.
—Robert Schmad, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Mar. 2025
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Scott White, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
To help administer the fund, in 1997 the FCC created the Universal Service Administrative Company, a private not-for-profit corporation that helps determine the amount larger carriers must contribute to it and disburses money to program beneficiaries.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2025
Agencies that currently disburse funds independently—known as non-Treasury disbursing offices (NTDOs)—will have that function returned to the Treasury to provide centralized oversight and reduce duplicate financial reporting.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
Some interpret this to mean that the president has a duty to comply with budgetary laws passed by Congress and to disburse funding in accordance with them.
—Robert Schmad, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disburse
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Werner heard that one of her scholarships—which had been administered by the center—was being eliminated, sending her into a panic about how to pay for school.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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Federal investigators ultimately found that its officers use excessive force, discriminate against Black people, conduct stops and searches without probable cause, and arrest people purely for not having the money to pay fines.—
Topher Sanders,
ProPublica,
14 Apr. 2025
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Tabor and Kummer spend many all-nighters analyzing and comparing vessels, ideas, designers, and shipyards.—
Kathleen Turner,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Massey spent the last seven years re-launching the company as president and CEO under Rob Stringer, chairman of Sony Music Group.—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2025
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Plenty even gave me their own kitty stories too.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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But state lawmakers have been looking for ways to give citizens and communities more of a voice in the decisions, and are focusing efforts this spring on Senate Bill 78.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Disburse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disburse. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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