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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDisbursement
/dɪsˈbɝːs.mənt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The act of paying out money, especially from a fund.
"The disbursement of funds for the project was delayed due to administrative issues." - 2
An amount of money paid out.
"The disbursement for the grant was processed last week."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old French 'desbourser', combining the prefix 'des-' (dis-, out of) and 'bourse' (purse, bag), tracing back to the Late Latin 'bursa'. It entered Middle English in the 15th century, initially referring to the act of taking money out of a purse to pay for something.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Disbursement" is said worldwide
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Dépense
Transliteration: deh-pahnse
"La dépense des fonds a été approuvée."
Auszahlung
Transliteration: ows-tsahl-oong
"Die Auszahlung der Gelder wurde genehmigt."
Erogazione
Transliteration: eh-roh-gah-tsee-oh-neh
"L'erogazione dei fondi è stata approvata."
Desembolso
Transliteration: deh-sem-bol-so
"El desembolso de fondos fue aprobado."
Desembolso
Transliteration: deh-sem-bol-so
"O desembolso dos fundos foi autorizado."
भुगतान
Transliteration: bhugtaan
"परियोजना के लिए भुगतान समय पर किया गया।"
支出
Transliteration: zhīchū
"项目的支出已获得批准。"
지출
Transliteration: jichul
"프로젝트의 지출이 승인되었습니다."
支出
Transliteration: shishutsu
"プロジェクトの支出が承認されました。"
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