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Dispurse vs Disburse - What's the difference?

dispurse | disburse |

As verbs the difference between dispurse and disburse

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

dispurse

English

Verb

(dispurs)
    • (Shakespeare)
    (Webster 1913)

    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