DISBURSEMENT Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

disbursement

noun

dis-ˈbərs-mənt

Definition of disbursement

as in expense

a payment made in the course of achieving a result substantial disbursements for research and development

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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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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 Under this contract, the district has the authority to make contributions and request disbursements. — Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026 The state financial watchdog attributed the disbursement problems to administrative delays, weak project management, and late counterpart funding from the Congolese government. — Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2026 Interest does not accrue and payments are not due until 12 months after the first loan disbursement. — City News Service, Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026 CalPERS spokesperson Amy Morgan said the disbursement has been finalized, though the check has not yet been sent. — Chaewon Chung updated August 18, Sacbee.com, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for disbursement

Recent Examples of Synonyms for disbursement

Noun

The area might feel a bit buttoned-up and corporate for vacationers, but those in Abu Dhabi for work will be within a stone's throw of some of the city's best power-lunch and expense-account-dinner establishments.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
For example, an advance provisioning allowance is a deposit used to pay variable expenses, including fuel, food, drinks and marina fees, with any unused balance returned.

— Christoph Lymbersky, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of expense

Noun

Any outreach requesting an application fee or payment to be considered for the list is a scam.

— Kelli Grant, CFP®,Riley de León, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Each worker signed a document seen by The Associated Press agreeing not to disparage Caddell and not to disclose the individual payments.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of payment

Noun

Overlapping with Zaslav during their time at NBCU, Perrette rose to president of digital and affiliate distribution.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026
The destroyer has enhanced electrical power distribution and additional cooling capacity to support its advanced systems.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of distribution

Noun

Tiisetso’s view For half a century, the cost of African borrowing has been set largely in New York by three firms that rate the 55 countries from a distance.

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
That operational slowdown would subsequently reduce gasoline output and drive total domestic energy costs higher.

— , CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of cost

Noun

In April, the SPLC was charged as an organization with bank fraud and money laundering offenses related to its paying of informants to infiltrate hate groups.

— Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
The affordability crisis extends to healthcare, housing, and access to good paying jobs.

— Elijah Manley, Sun Sentinel, 9 July 2026

Definition of paying

Noun

If voters approve Charter Amendment PRK, the minimum allocation would double that amount — to $986 million — by 2036, the analysis said.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
But under Solomon; growth, and investing back into the firm, have become genuine capital allocation priorities.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of allocation

Noun

Both campaigns are also getting crucial assists in targeting Latino voters from independent expenditure groups, which aren’t bound by the same contribution limits as campaigns are.

— Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Odds for a hike in October also fell in the middle of this week after the release of the personal consumption expenditures price index, the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge, on Wednesday showed cooler-than-expected prices.

— Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026

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