as in paid
to hand over or use up in payment
the foundation disburses money to many worthy causes
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Recent Examples of disbursed
The Russian government has also disbursed large compensation payments to the families of soldiers killed or injured in the war, Kurbangaleeva noted.
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Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 20 Dec. 2025
Any remaining funds may be disbursed to children older than 10.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2025
Or better yet, let’s compare it to the United States, which under the Bush and Obama administrations disbursed $80 billion to rescue the struggling auto industry and $245 billion to bail out banks in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 7 Dec. 2025
Prosecutors said the organization obtained and disbursed more than $240 million in Federal Child Nutrition Program funds.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
Social Security benefits are typically disbursed to its nearly 74 million beneficiaries on Wednesdays, but your exact payment date depends on your birthdate.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 1 Dec. 2025
Every dollar spent on preventing extreme hunger saves many more that might have to be disbursed in response to crises.
—Arif Husain, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2025
That's because federal funding for individual Head Start programs cannot be disbursed while the government is shut down.
—The Npr Network, NPR, 6 Nov. 2025
Revenues will be disbursed to Clarenceville School District.
—Detroit Free Press, Freep.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disbursed
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Extending mortgages to 50 years would increase total interest paid and slow the buildup of home equity, potentially trapping borrowers in debt for a lifetime.—
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David Letterman, who in 2002 hosted Warren Zevon‘s final television appearance before his death, paid tribute to his friend Saturday night with a lengthy induction speech at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame that lasted several times as long as the musical salute by the Killers that followed.—
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The trio were indicted in May and accused of falsifying loan applications to get federal pandemic relief funds and money meant for Brown’s nonprofit that was spent on a lavish birthday party and Louis Vuitton items.—
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McLendon has spent the last two seasons on the practice squad prior to making his Dolphins debut during the season finale against the New England Patriots.—
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“Disbursed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disbursed. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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