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Definition of "disbursement" [dis•burse•ment]

  • The act or process of disbursing. (noun)
  • Money paid out; expenditure. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "disbursement" in a sentence
  • "She works for a bank in Maine and she's a what she calls a disbursement specialist."
  • ""My word ain't good enough for the new guv'nor; he wants what he calls a disbursement sheet.""
  • "Without that latest disbursement, which is part of a €110 billion bailout package Greece received in May 2010, the government will run out of money by mid-November."