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Disbursement

/dɪsˈbɝːs.mənt/
nounCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #4500 frequency
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2 senses
As noun
  1. 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. 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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