Disburse
/dɪsˈbɝs/ verb
verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To pay out, expend; usually from a public fund or treasury.
"The consequent traffic is so grave that, last year, councils in England and Wales demanded that the government disburse £1bn a year to them so they could repair roads and tackle congestion."
- 2 expend, as from a fund wordnet
Example
More examples"The consequent traffic is so grave that, last year, councils in England and Wales demanded that the government disburse £1bn a year to them so they could repair roads and tackle congestion."
Etymology
From Old French desbourser (Modern French débourser). By surface analysis, dis- + burse (“purse”).