Meanings
noundisbursal (countable and uncountable, plural disbursals)
plural disbursals
- countableuncountableThe act of disbursing money.
- countableuncountableThe amount of money paid for something, especially the amount that may be tax-deductible.
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nounamounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
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nounthe act of spending or disbursing money
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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APA
disbursal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disbursal
MLA
“disbursal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disbursal. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disbursal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disbursal.
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