disburse

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(dĭs-bûrs') pronunciation
tr.v., -bursed, -burs·ing, -burs·es.
To pay out, as from a fund; expend. See synonyms at spend.

[Obsolete French desbourser, from Old French desborser : des-, dis- + borse, purse (from Late Latin bursa; see bursa).]

disbursable dis·burs'a·ble adj.
disburser dis·burs'er n.

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verb

    To distribute (money) as payment: expend, give, lay out, outlay, pay (out), spend. Informal fork out (or over) (or up), shell out. See save/waste.


v

Definition: spend money
Antonyms: deposit, hoard, hold, retain, save, set aside

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: v. - Pay out.

Tutor's tip: The company will "disperse" (scatter) personnel to "disburse" (to pay out) employee bonuses.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - udbetale, afholde

Nederlands (Dutch)
uitbetalen, betalen

Français (French)
v. tr. - débourser, décaisser

Deutsch (German)
v. - auszahlen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (οικον.) εκταμιεύω, δαπανώ

Italiano (Italian)
pagare, sborsare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - desembolsar

Русский (Russian)
расплатиться

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - desembolsar, distribuir

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - betala ut

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
支付, 分配, 支出

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 支付, 分配, 支出

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 지불하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 支払う

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينفق مال وبخاصه من مال مجموع لهدف, يدفع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הוציא כסף‬


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