disburse

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disburse

/dɪsˈbɝs/ US
[dɪsˈpɝs] US

Sounds like disperse · Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)s

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From Old French desbourser (Modern French débourser). By surface analysis, dis- + burse (“purse”).

verb disburses · disbursing · disbursed

To pay out, expend; usually from a public fund or treasury. When I pushed the album away and somehow managed to blurt out my criminal craving, she looked as if about to show me the door; however, after asking me what price I was prepared to disburse, she condescended to put me in touch with a person qui pourrait arranger la chose.

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verb to pay out

Português	desembolsar, despender
Français	débourser
Deutsch	ausschütten
Tiếng Việt	giải ngân

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@misc{disburse_2026,
  title = {disburse},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/disburse},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}