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Disburse vs Disburser - What's the difference?

disburse | disburser |

As a verb disburse

is (finance) to pay out, expend; usually from a public fund or treasury.

As a noun disburser is

one who disburses money.

disburse

English

Verb

(disburs)
  • (finance) To pay out, expend; usually from a public fund or treasury.

    • Usage notes

    * Do not confuse with the scattering word disperse, despite similarity.

    Synonyms

    (to pay out) shell out (informal), cough up (informal), fork out (informal), fork over (informal)

    Derived terms

    * disbursement

    disburser

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who disburses money.
    • (Webster 1913)