disbursement
noun
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Disbursement was minted in English in the late 16th century by melding the noun suffix -ment with the verb disburse. Disburse is a borrowing of the Middle French desbourser, which traces back to the Old French desborser, a combination of the negating prefix des- (equivalent to the English dis-) and borse, which, like its English cognate purse, ultimately traces back to the Medieval Latin bursa, meaning "money bag" and, in earlier Latin usage, "oxhide." During the 16th and 17th centuries, deburse, depurse, and dispurse were deposited in the English language bank as synonyms of disburse. Deburse and depurse were also used respectively to form debursement and depursement—but these synonyms of disburse and disbursement all quickly declined in value and were never redeemed.
Examples of disbursement in a Sentence
Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 31 May 2024
The union’s annual report filed with the Labor Department for fiscal year 2022 showed that Jones’ salary and disbursements for official Boilermakers business totaled $656,179.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2024
In late April, the Maryland State Board of Elections sent Mosby a letter noting the potential errors on his report and ordering him to provide receipts, disbursements and bank statements to support his filings for the entire election cycle.
—Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun, 9 May 2024
Debate focused on how the state would spend its third disbursement of funding from the opioid settlements — $36 million in fiscal year 2025.
—Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 7 May 2024
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“Disbursement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disbursement. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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