Meanings
noundisbursement (countable and uncountable, plural disbursements)
plural disbursements
- countableuncountableThe act, instance, or process of disbursing.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounamounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
Broader
nounthe act of spending or disbursing money
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Catalan desembors, desemborsament
- desemborsthe act, instance, or process of disbursing
- desemborsamentthe act, instance, or process of disbursing
- desemborsmoney paid out or spent
- desemborsamentmoney paid out or spent
Chinese Mandarin 支付, 支出
- 支付 (zhīfù)the act, instance, or process of disbursing
- 支出 (zhīchū)the act, instance, or process of disbursing
- 支出金額 /支出金额 (zhīchū jīn'é)money paid out or spent
- 支付額 /支付额 (zhīfù'é)money paid out or spent
Finnish maksaminen, maksu
- maksaminenthe act, instance, or process of disbursing
- maksuthe act, instance, or process of disbursing
- maksumoney paid out or spent
Hungarian kiutalás, folyósítás
- kiutalásthe act, instance, or process of disbursing
- folyósításthe act, instance, or process of disbursing
- kifizetésthe act, instance, or process of disbursing
- kifizetett/folyósított/kiutalt összeg/pénzösszegmoney paid out or spent
Irish íocaíocht
- íocaíochtmoney paid out or spent
Polish wypłacanie, wypłata
- wypłacaniethe act, instance, or process of disbursing
- wypłatamoney paid out or spent
Spanish desembolso, desembolso
- desembolsothe act, instance, or process of disbursing
- desembolsomoney paid out or spent
Tagalog paluwal, paluwal
- paluwalthe act, instance, or process of disbursing
- paluwalmoney paid out or spent
Cite this entry
APA
disbursement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disbursement
MLA
“disbursement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disbursement. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disbursement,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disbursement.
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