DISBURSEMENTS Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

disbursements

noun

plural of disbursement

as in expenses

a payment made in the course of achieving a result substantial disbursements for research and development

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as in payments

the act of offering money in exchange for goods or services the disbursement of the foundation's funds to several cancer research centers

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as in distributions

the act or process of giving out something to each member of a group the agency whose responsibilities included the disbursement of strains of the virus to medical research labs around the country

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Recent Examples of disbursements Under this contract, the district has the authority to make contributions and request disbursements. — Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026 So far, the state has approved $147 million in disbursements; just under $22 million of that has been doled out to local law enforcement. — Liv Caputo, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026 Environmental Protection Agency outlays dropped $20 billion (59%) because of lower clean-energy grant disbursements. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026 One of the Larson’s campaign recent disbursements was labeled an in-kind voter list to Count on Connecticut. — Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026 Some hospitals that provide emergency medical services but not trauma care, including Catalina Island Health and MLK hospital, are pushing for the county to help them by providing recurring disbursements of Measure B funds. — Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026 The report found that disbursements from donor governments to low- and middle-income countries decreased 25% from 2024 to 2025. — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 28 July 2026 Reports show several six-figure disbursements to Ibanera crypto wallets as well as six-figure receipts from Ibanera crypto wallets. — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 25 July 2026 Personal loans can be as quick as same day disbursements, but others can take up to five days. — Alora Bopray, USA Today, 21 July 2026

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Noun

The bank had expected profit to decline on the back of higher raw material and tea leaf costs, as well as expenses related to the company’s vending machine business.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
Build Reserves For Economic Uncertainty Have an emergency fund that covers your company expenses for six months in case of unexpected economic fluctuations.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of expenses

Noun

Solowin Holdings signed a memorandum in April with SC Ventures, Standard Chartered's venture arm, to incubate an AI payments project called AGENPAY.

— Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Peter Gwaltney, president and CEO of the North Carolina Bankers Association, said contactless payments give consumers more flexibility, security and a smoother checkout.

— Kimberly Tutuska, Charlotte Observer, 30 Aug. 2026

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What those reviews don't capture is the proportion of bookings that complete without incident, which, across platforms handling millions of reservations annually, is considerably higher than review distributions suggest.

— Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
Bain also finds average holding periods at exit have stretched to about seven years, with distributions to investors stuck below 15% of net asset value for four straight years.

— Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of distributions

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Behrouz Mehri | Afp | Getty Images France's deteriorating public finances and political deadlock are becoming a growing concern for bond investors, with borrowing costs near financial-crisis-era highs as another difficult budget battle looms.

— Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
Restaurants and private grocery stores are struggling to stay open because of higher supply costs and lower consumption.

— Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026

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Yet family offices are letting their stock allocations grow as a share of their portfolio, rather than rebalancing, suggesting a long-term bullish tilt to stocks.

— Robert Frank, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
The remaining funds will come from existing Gary community development and animal shelter allocations, according to Post-Tribune archives.

— Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of allocations

Noun

Screenshot The company’s capital expenditures were roughly $2 billion combined in 2024 and 2025, with expectations of $725 million this year.

— Michael Wayland, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026
This value was divided by the total spent to determine the percentage of expenditures that would have been unallowable or not recommended in one or more of these states.

— Aneri Pattani — KFF Health News, STAT, 27 Aug. 2026

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