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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024dis•burse /dɪsˈbɜrs/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -bursed, -burs•ing. - to pay out (money), esp. for expenses;
expend:Salaries are disbursed by the paymaster's office. dis•burse•ment, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dis•burse (dis bûrs′),USA pronunciation v.t., -bursed, -burs•ing. - to pay out (money), esp. for expenses;
expend. - to distribute or scatter:Our troops were disbursed over a wide area. She disbursed the flowers to the children.
- Late Latin bursa bag
- Middle French desbourser, Old French desborser, equivalent. to des- dis-1 + -borser, derivative of borse purse
- 1520–30
dis•burs′a•ble, adj. dis•burs′er, n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged lay out. See spend.
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