'Disburse' definitions:
Definition of 'Disburse'
From: GCIDE
- Disburse \Dis*burse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disbursed; p. pr. & vb. n. Disbursing.] [OF. desbourser, F. d['e]bourser; pref. des- (L. dis-) + bourse purse. See Burse, and cf. Dispurse.] To pay out; to expend; -- usually from a public fund or treasury. [1913 Webster]
- The duty of collecting and disbursing his revenues. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
- Disbursing officer, an officer in any department of the public service who is charged with the duty of paying out public money. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'disburse'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- administer,
- budget,
- cost,
- cost out,
- deal,
- deal out,
- dispense,
- disperse,
- dispose,
- distribute,
- dole,
- dole out,
- expend,
- fork out,
- give,
- give out,
- go through,
- incur costs,
- invest,
- issue,
- lay,
- lay out,
- measure out,
- mete,
- mete out,
- open the purse,
- outlay,
- parcel out,
- partition,
- pass around,
- pay,
- pay out,
- portion out,
- put out,
- run through,
- schedule,
- shell out,
- sink money in,
- spend,
- splurge,
- spoon out,
- squander,
- throw money around