disburse
disburse · disburses · disbursed · disbursing
ausschütten
To pay out, expend; usually from a public fund or treasuryTo pay out, expend; usually from a public fund or treasury.
US/dɪsˈbɝs/
» The Chinese government disbursed the second tranche of the money.
Meaning
1 sensesTo pay out, expend; usually from a public fund or treasury.
ausschütten
expend, as from a fund
Examples
1 sentencesThe Chinese government disbursed the second tranche of the money.
Translations
4 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
to pay out:
Origin
From Old French desbourser (Modern French débourser). By surface analysis, dis- + burse (“From Old French desbourser (Modern French débourser). By surface analysis, dis- + burse (“purse”).
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Forms
disburses, disbursing, disbursed, disbursedSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- expend, as from a fund:pay out
Word family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle