Disburse

Pronunciation: /dɪsˈbɜrs/

Definitions of disburse

verb to pay out or distribute money

Example Sentences

A1 The company will disburse the funds to all employees on Friday.

A2 The teacher disburse the worksheets to the students at the beginning of the class.

B1 The charity organization will disburse the donations to various causes around the world.

B2 The government decided to disburse financial aid to small businesses affected by the pandemic.

C1 The finance department is responsible for disbursing payments to vendors and suppliers.

C2 The foundation disbursed a large sum of money to support research in the field of medicine.

Examples of disburse in a Sentence

formal The company will disburse the funds to the shareholders next week.

informal I'll disburse the money to everyone after the meeting.

slang Let's disburse the cash and split it evenly.

figurative The teacher will disburse knowledge to the students during the lecture.

Grammatical Forms of disburse

• past tense: disbursed
• plural: disburse
• comparative: more disbursed
• superlative: most disbursed
• present tense: disburses
• future tense: will disburse
• perfect tense: has disbursed
• continuous tense: is disbursing
• singular: disburses
• positive degree: disburse
• infinitive: to disburse
• gerund: disbursing
• participle: disbursing

Origin and Evolution of disburse

First Known Use: 1500 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'disburse' originated from the Latin word 'disbursare', which means to take out money from a purse.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the word 'disburse' has retained its original meaning of paying out money, but it has also been extended to include the idea of distributing or allocating resources in a more general sense.