0 to pay out money, usually from an amount that has been collected for a particular purpose: --
The local authorities annually disburse between £50 million and £100 million on arts projects.
1 if a bank, organization, or government disburses money, it officially pays it to someone: --
disburse sth to sb The money was disbursed to employees as a bonus.
Up to now, the foundation has disbursed $1.3 million.
In their new island, the banks managed by the previous generation have already disbursed goods stored from the previous period to the old nonmovers.
Charitable traditions persisted, with regular doles being disbursed.
However, because the proposed payment is disbursed after death, coercion may be eliminated.
They are evenly split between clustered and disbursed settlement patterns and virtually all have clear boundaries.
It could also choose to disburse some of the rent to citizens to allow a greater degree of consumption, particularly of the poorest citizens.
From their income parish priests disbursed money on various activities.
Thus, in these countries a portion of severance payments might be disbursed even if the company is insolvent and liquidated.
The clothiers then collected the woven cloth from the families and disbursed wages in return.
