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- [dis-burs]
- /dɪsˈbɜrs/
- /dɪsˈbɜːs/
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- [dis-burs]
- /dɪsˈbɜrs/
Definitions of disburse word
- verb with object disburse to pay out (money), especially for expenses; expend. 1
- verb with object disburse to distribute or scatter: Our troops were disbursed over a wide area. She disbursed the flowers to the children. 1
- noun disburse Pay out (money from a fund). 1
- transitive verb disburse distribute, pay out 1
- transitive verb disburse scatter, disperse 1
- verb disburse To disburse an amount of money means to pay it out, usually from a fund which has been collected for a particular purpose. 0
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Origin of disburse
First appearance:
before 1520 One of the 28% oldest English words
1520-30; < Middle French desbourser, Old French desborser, equivalent to des- dis-1 + -borser, derivative of borse purse < Late Latin bursa bag
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Parts of speech for Disburse
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
disburse popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for disburse
verb disburse
- distribute — to divide and give out in shares; deal out; allot.
- contribute — If you contribute to something, you say or do things to help to make it successful.
- dispense — to deal out; distribute: to dispense wisdom.
- use — to employ for some purpose; put into service; make use of: to use a knife.
- acquit — If someone is acquitted of a crime in a court of law, they are formally declared not to have committed the crime.
Antonyms for disburse
verb disburse
- combine — If you combine two or more things or if they combine, they exist together.
- unite — to join, combine, or incorporate so as to form a single whole or unit.
- deposit — A deposit is a sum of money which is part of the full price of something, and which you pay when you agree to buy it.
- hoard — a supply or accumulation that is hidden or carefully guarded for preservation, future use, etc.: a vast hoard of silver.
- hold — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
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