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Meaning of disbursement
The act of paying out or disbursing money, especially from a public or official fund.
Etymology of disbursement
The word "disbursement" comes from the Old French "desbours", meaning "to pay out", which is derived from "des-" (meaning "out" or "away") and "bours" (meaning "purse" or "money bag").
Historically, the term has been used since the 15th century to refer to the act of paying out money, especially from a public or official fund.
Synonyms
payment
expenditure
outlay
expense
allocation
distribution
dispensation
disbursement
payout
reimbursement
remittance
settlement
allowance
grant
subsidy
appropriation
allotment
assignment
apportionment
division
sharing
partition
bestowal
conferment
endowment
donation
gift
contribution
investment
outgo
expenditure
spending
disbursal
dispensing
Definitions
- The act of paying out money, especially from a public or official fund.
- A sum of money paid out, especially from a public or official fund.
Usage Examples
- The company's disbursement of funds to the charity was widely publicized.
- The government's disbursement of emergency aid to the affected areas was slow and inefficient.
- The disbursement of her inheritance was delayed due to legal complications.
Antonyms
accumulation
collection
gathering
hoarding
retention
saving
conservation
preservation
storage
deposit
investment
receipt
income
revenue
inflow
influx
gain
profit
receipt
collection
recovery
repossession
retrieval