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disburse

verbCommon GRE wordMore D words

to pay out money, especially from a fund

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Disburse in a sentence

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The treasurer will disburse the grant funds at the start of each quarter.

Synonyms
distributedispenseexpend
Antonyms
collectwithhold
Common questions

Questions about “disburse

Disburse (verb) means to pay out money, especially from a fund
Here is disburse used in an example sentence: "The treasurer will disburse the grant funds at the start of each quarter."
Common synonyms for disburse include distribute, dispense, expend.
Antonyms of disburse include collect, withhold.
Disburse is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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