deburse

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A form of disburse — To pay out, expend; usually from a public fund or treasury.

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Meanings

verbdeburse (third-person singular simple present deburses, present participle debursing, simple past and past participle debursed)

present singular third person deburses · participle present debursing · participle past debursed · past debursed

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of disburse.

Origin

From de- + Latin bursa (“purse”), equivalent to de- + burse.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

burseed
Cite this entry
APA

deburse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deburse

MLA

“deburse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deburse. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deburse,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deburse.

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