disbursement

noun

dis-ˈbərs-mənt How to pronounce disbursement (audio)
Definition of disbursementnext
1
as in expense
a payment made in the course of achieving a result substantial disbursements for research and development

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2
as in payment
the act of offering money in exchange for goods or services the disbursement of the foundation's funds to several cancer research centers

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3
as in distribution
the act or process of giving out something to each member of a group the agency whose responsibilities included the disbursement of strains of the virus to medical research labs around the country

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Recent Examples of disbursement Instructing federal agencies to freeze disbursements for programs to build EV charging stations. — Rob Nikolewski, The Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2025 Among other measures, Musk's team has sought and successfully gained access to sensitive payment systems that control the flow of trillions of dollars in federal disbursements for Medicare, Social Security, tax refunds, grants and more. — David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025 The fast chargers charge ten times as quickly. Between the lines: The new administration is slamming the brakes on the disbursements. — Joann Muller, Axios, 30 Jan. 2025 Elon Musk publicly credited his Department of Government Efficiency with discovering the disbursement, but neither Musk nor DOGE are named in the lawsuit. — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for disbursement
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  1. expense
  2. payment
  3. distribution
  4. cost
  5. expenditure
Noun
  • Your income potential skyrockets while your expenses stay relatively low.
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Brawner has set up a GoFundMe to cover funeral expenses for the brothers with a goal of $20,000.
    — James Powel, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of expense
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  • Services deemed essential – such as border protection, air traffic control and power grid maintenance as well as payments for Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid – would continue.
    — Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Also, organizations that have contract cancelled or payments stalled will create a ripple effect beyond those immediately affected.
    — Michael Lynch, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of payment
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  • The system's ability to aggregate information across multiple products also provides a form of automatic comparison shopping, presenting ranges, averages, and distributions of product attributes that would otherwise require reviewing numerous individual listings.
    — Kiri Masters, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
  • The extended partnership will include efforts to build out technology, collaborate on digital advertising opportunities in the U.S., and provide support for distribution of TV coverage at the venues where the Olympics takes place.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of distribution
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  • According to her, the mother has agreed to help with the down payment and costs.
    — Arabella Hau, People.com, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Trump has tasked Musk with leading a broad effort to shrink the size and cost of government.
    — Hannah Schoenbaum, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2025
Definition of cost
Noun
  • The new piece of legislation boosts defense spending by $6 billion and reduces expenditures outside of that category by $13 billion, ensuring lawmakers are able to keep the government open until Sept. 30 when the package expires.
    — Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 15 Mar. 2025
  • While base compensation applies to a team’s salary cap for the year it’s earned, signing bonuses and other one-time expenditures can be prorated, often for up to five years.
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 15 Mar. 2025
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