disburse

Meaning

To pay out, expend; usually from a public fund or treasury.

Synonyms

repay

pay

💸

settle

spend

pay a debt

pay out

refund

compensate

give

consume

expend

reimburse

distribute

pay off

execute

exhaust

expenditure

implement

outgo

outlay

perform

pony up

prosecute

rationing

remunerate

return

run

satisfy

shell out

squander

transact

turn in

unclog

use

write out

waste

spend all money

accomplish

use up all one’s money

apportion

carry

complete

contribute

cover

cut

defray

discharge

dispatch

divide

divided

Translations

débourser

sborsare

desembolsar

bezahlen

💸

ödemek

💸

erogo

💸

δαπανώ

gastar

gastar

desemborsar

harcamak

ξοδεύω

dépenser

auszahlen

uitbetalen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪsˈbɝs/

Etymology

From Old French desbourser (Modern French débourser). By surface analysis, dis- + burse (“purse”).