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Disbursed

Disburse \Dis*burse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disbursed; p. pr. & vb. n. Disbursing.] [OF. desbourser, F. d['e]bourser; pref. des- (L. dis-) + bourse purse. See Burse, and cf. Dispurse.] To pay out; to expend; -- usually from a public fund or treasury.

The duty of collecting and disbursing his revenues.
--Macaulay.

Disbursing officer, an officer in any department of the public service who is charged with the duty of paying out public money.

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vb. (en-past of: disburse)

Usage examples of "disbursed".

Let them be disbursed by our own public servants, and leave his Grace free to shoulder the burden of our defense!

Once the leftover traces of his craft were disbursed under blessing, Dakar stretched his sore shoulders.

A fine mist of energy spun away at his words, then disbursed into the black soil of the earth.

On the second, place a line for Neabyl to sign, saying that he has received a copy and disbursed exactly these funds.

No other member of his family had ever felt it incumbent upon him (or her) to repay the sums he had from time to time disbursed: all too many of them demanded unlimited largesse as a right.