Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

disburse

/dɪsˈbɝs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.17 in modern English

Syllables: dis-burse
IPA: /dɪsˈbɝs/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To pay out, expend; usually from a public fund or treasury.

Example Sentences

"The consequent traffic is so grave that, last year, councils in England and Wales demanded that the government disburse £1bn a year to them so they could repair roads and tackle congestion."

Etymology

From Old French desbourser (Modern French débourser). By surface analysis, dis- + burse (“purse”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /dɪsˈbɝs/

Inflected Forms

disburses (present, singular) disbursing (participle, present) disbursed (participle, past) disbursed (past)

Derived Forms

disbursement disburser nondisbursed redisburse undisbursed

Frequently Paired Words

bursar reimburse

Synonyms

pay out

Homonyms

disperse

Rhymes With

worse nurse reverse diverse verse curse purse adverse inverse disperse transverse perverse

Questions

How do you pronounce disburse?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪsˈbɝs/.
What does disburse mean?: To pay out, expend; usually from a public fund or treasury.
Where does disburse come from?: From Old French desbourser (Modern French débourser). By surface analysis, dis- + burse (“purse”).

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