Etymology

disburse

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Today it means: To pay out, expend; usually from a public fund or treasury. Full definition →

Old French desbourser
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  1. Old French · derived fromdesbourser
  2. English todaydisburse

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

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