Synonyms of 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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pays
• spends
• gives
• expends
• outlays
• lays out
• drops
• forks (over, out, or up)
• shells out
• lavishes
• rains
• dissipates
• wastes
• runs through
• blows
• squanders
• throws away
• fritters (away)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• saves
• acquires
• earns
• secures
• procures
• makes
• wins
• realizes
• hoards
• lays up
• gains
• caches
• garners

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of disburses

The administration previously attempted to shut down the institute, which also disburses federal dollars to museums nationwide. —Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 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