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
Various agencies including the State Department have also paused disbursing funding for critical services such as the home, job and school assistance the Afrikaners are poised to receive.
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Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 12 May 2025
The county agency that disburses federal and state funding to Meals on Wheels of Tarrant County announced late Monday that federal funding will be restored to programs that were affected by funding cuts last week.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 May 2025
The Trump administration was accused of breaking the law in a recent lawsuit after taking down a website meant to show the public how federal funding is disbursed to agencies.
—Aris Folley, The Hill, 14 Apr. 2025
The program’s small staff played critical roles in disbursing this money, providing implementation guidelines, monitoring state-level fund management and tracking and evaluating program effectiveness.
—Conor Harrison, The Conversation, 13 May 2025
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Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 12 May 2025
The county agency that disburses federal and state funding to Meals on Wheels of Tarrant County announced late Monday that federal funding will be restored to programs that were affected by funding cuts last week.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 May 2025
The Trump administration was accused of breaking the law in a recent lawsuit after taking down a website meant to show the public how federal funding is disbursed to agencies.
—Aris Folley, The Hill, 14 Apr. 2025
The program’s small staff played critical roles in disbursing this money, providing implementation guidelines, monitoring state-level fund management and tracking and evaluating program effectiveness.
—Conor Harrison, The Conversation, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disburse
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That work has given him enough money to pay for car insurance and other expenses, but not enough to move out from his parents’ home.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
2 June 2025
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Federal Pell Grants go to low-income students and do not need to be paid back; the administration wants to cut the maximum amount of the annual grant from roughly $7,400 to $5,700.—
Cory Turner,
NPR,
2 June 2025
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One-quarter of all U.S. consumers also plans to decrease spending or abstain from buying on Amazon Prime Day this summer, according to data from Akeneo.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
6 June 2025
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The turtle's transmitters will last two months, allowing Lang and partnering technicians to track how the turtles spend their summer.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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But there are few substitutes for availability, and no player has given more to Spurs this season than Porro.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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The former monk also gave specific advice on how to hone in on what's important in life.—
Melody Chiu,
People.com,
27 May 2025
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“Disburse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disburse. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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