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Expended vs Disbursed - What's the difference?

expended | disbursed |

As verbs the difference between expended and disbursed

is that expended is (expend) while disbursed is (disburse).

As an adjective expended

is spent; used up; exhausted.

expended

English

Verb

(head)
  • (expend)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Spent; used up; exhausted.

    • Antonyms

    * unexpended ----

    disbursed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (disburse)

    • 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