单词 | disburse |
释义 | disburse (once / 3393 pages) v If someone wants to disburse funds to you, stick around — it means they're going to give you money! Disburse is a fancy, financial word that is just an official way of saying to pay or give out money. Parents don't disburse allowance money, they give it, and if your friend owes you five bucks, he'll pay you what he owes. On the other hand, lawyers disburse funds from a will. The government disburses money for grants and federal projects. And if you get a mortgage, the bank disburses a check to the seller of the house you bought. WORD FAMILYdisburse: disbursal, disbursed, disbursement, disburser, disburses, disbursing+/disbursal: disbursals/disbursement: disbursements/disburser: disbursers USAGE EXAMPLESThe money will be disbursed from January to July 2017, in what officials called a temporary fix. Washington Times(Dec 21, 2016) So far, Europe has disbursed €677 million of the promised funds, badly needed at a time of economic hardship in Turkey. New York Times(Nov 24, 2016) So far Europe has disbursed €677 million of the promised funds, badly needed at a time of economic hardship in Turkey. New York Times(Nov 23, 2016) v expend, as from a fund Syn|Hyper pay out pay give money, usually in exchange for goods or services |
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