disburse
pronunciation
How to pronounce disburse in British English:
UK [dɪsˈbɜːs]
How to pronounce disburse in American English:
US [dɪsˈbɜːrs]
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- Verb:
- pay out
Word Origin
- disburse (v.)
- 1520s, disbourse, from Old French desbourser (13c.) "extract (money) from a purse, spend (money)," from des- (see dis-) + bourse "purse" (see bursar). Related: Disbursed; disbursing.
Example
- 1. Central banks routinely serve as their government 's agent : they accept payments , disburse outlays , auction and redeem their bonds .
- 2. The reluctance to disburse this money is purely tactical , designed to push the greek government into more reforms .
- 3. The facility will disburse three-month loans to countries with good policies and manageable debts without attaching any of its usual conditions .
- 4. Ministers welcomed the decision by the imf to disburse the latest tranche of financial assistance to greece , as well as the proposals from the private sector to voluntarily contribute to the financing of a second programme , building on the work already underway .