Thesaurus results for DISBURSES

disburses

verb

present tense third-person singular of disburse

as in pays

to hand over or use up in payment the foundation disburses money to many worthy causes

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Recent Examples of disburses Since 2021, the organization has received at least $25 million in grants from the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, which disburses city, county and federal funds to address the region’s homelessness problem. — Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026 The collective interest is routed to the IOLTA, and a board disburses money as grants to eligible legal aid groups that apply. — Nick Sullivan july 2, Charlotte Observer, 2 July 2026 The attorney general will pick who disburses money from the fund and the president can remove any of those people, according to the DOJ. — Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 19 May 2026 About 8% of Wisconsin school funding comes from federal sources, according to the DPI, which disburses funds to districts. — Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 2 Oct. 2025 Once federal student aid is approved, the Department of Education disburses the money to the school, which deducts the tuition costs and forwards the remaining balance to the student to cover living expenses. — John Wisely, Freep.com, 25 Sep. 2025

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China also pays plasma donors, but caps donations at every fortnight, up to 24 times a year – far fewer times than the US, where donors can roll up their sleeves up to twice a week, 104 times a year.

— CNN Staff, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
If their income is between one and two times the federal poverty level, Central Health pays the balance of their monthly premium after federal tax credits have been applied.

— Olivia Aldridge, NPR, 23 Aug. 2026

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Teng spends time with Mark Perlmutter, a North Carolina surgeon who, like Teng’s other subjects, volunteers in Gaza, treating the many who have been severely injured in the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Cuomo spends a lot of the album chewing over a middle-aged indecisiveness that mirrors the journey of his fans, adding a drolly poignant tinge to a warmly familiar sound.

— Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026

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While a decision on Luis’ eligibility is unlikely to come soon, adding Dent and Clark at least gives Wade some cover in case his various roster-building methods fall through.

— Devon Henderson, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
That gives our pizza this nice balance, this lightness and this strong structure.

— Bradley Alvelo, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026

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