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disburse

[dis-burs] / dɪsˈbɜrs /


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The donor receives a tax benefit in the year they contribute and can disburse the money to charities at any point afterward.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026

"The Commission may not disburse EU funds to a member state until the required legislative reforms are in force and are effectively being applied," a court statement said.

From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026

Dame Clare Moriarty, chief executive of the charity, Citizens Advice, said she would like to see the sector work quickly to disburse compensation to the worst affected.

From BBC ● May 27, 2025

How should citizens protesting be informed that an escalation of force is occurring so they can disburse before it’s too late?

From Slate ● Jan. 15, 2025

Mom and Dad took Laleh trick-or-treating, while I was assigned to monitor the house and disburse candy as necessary.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram

There has also been unease at a six-percent reduction in the budget for the development department, which disburses aid.

From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026

Evers’ office said the $290 million payment will go to the district, which will invest the money and collect interest on it as it disburses funds to cover repairs.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 14, 2023

The government has said it would raise teachers' wages once the European Commission disburses EU recovery funding, with pay hikes coming over a period of 3 years.

From Reuters ● Dec. 3, 2022

Instead, we recommend an inclusive, global public investment funding model that gives lower-income countries a seat at the table and disburses funds based on a country’s needs and finances.

From Scientific American ● Nov. 17, 2022

In all the canteen disburses about 2,000 sandwiches a day, with mugs of coffee to match.

From The Stars and Stripes The American Soldiers' Newspaper of World War I, 1918-1919 by United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces

He explained the money was disbursed in buckets, and bureaucrats made the specific choices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

The human rights leader said she felt safe in Berlin, despite being distanced from friends and home and her family, which she said was now disbursed over eight countries.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

The public funds, if disbursed, would come from the federal judgment fund, which is a Congress-approved ongoing appropriation that allows the Justice Department to settle cases and make payouts.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026

Under the legislation, the Repayment Assistance Program will become the default income-driven plan for loans disbursed after July 1, 2026, and existing borrowers must switch to the program by 2028.

From Salon ● Mar. 17, 2026

The three-way appeal from Weaver, Lawrence, and Sproul convinced Fosdick and the foundation trustees: the grant, to be disbursed over two years, came through before the end of January.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

The World Bank said Friday it was disbursing $200 million in emergency funds for the disaster response, as well as a mechanism to assess economic losses to help "prioritize aid and reconstruction efforts."

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

FedEx said it would start disbursing its $800 million in refunds to shippers and consumers in August.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

It received a lifeline in April 2025, when the county announced that it would be disbursing the hospital $3 million collected via Measure B, which brought in about $427 million in fiscal year 2025.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

One way in which consumers could be compensated is by businesses disbursing any funds recouped from Customs and Border Protection to those affected, though few have announced plans to do so.

From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026

We are of the land, not of the water; consumers, on the disbursing side of the account, not of the gathering in.

From Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2) A Legend of St. Inigoe's by John P. Kennedy




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