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disbursement

[dis-burs-muhnt] / dɪsˈbɜrs mənt /


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The plan, including the eligibility, application, approval, disbursement, control and audit requirements, will be finalised by the Fifa council at its next meeting in December 2026.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

In January 2025, the OMB released a memo that ordered all federal agencies to “temporarily pause all activities related to obligation or disbursement of all federal financial assistance.”

From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026

“We remain committed to helping facilitate the timely disbursement of insurance proceeds as requirements are met.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

After the appeal was rejected, Carroll’s lawyers asked the district court to order the immediate disbursement of $5 million in damages, and nearly $800,000 in interest that had accrued since the verdict.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

At the set time for the disbursement of alms, the mendicants thronged the institution, and, by the liberality of the donors, were encouraged to continue in a life of shiftlessness and beggary.

From Women of England by Bartlett Burleigh James

Outside of monetary policy, inflation impacts mortgage rates for homeowners, eligibility for school lunch subsidies, Social Security disbursements, and more.

From Slate ● Apr. 24, 2026

The city disbursements detailed in the housing department’s report include $44 million toward a 100-unit housing project near Crypto.com Arena.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026

In some cases this will involve adjusting existing loan programs, including by accelerating disbursements or providing additional financing.

From Barron's ● Apr. 9, 2026

This is unprecedented—and different from the administration’s moves to pause grant disbursements to high-fraud states.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026

Subsequent disbursements, in places away from headquarters, particularly of wages, will frequently be preceded by deposits in other local banks.

From The Value of Money by Benjamin M. Anderson


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