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De - Pt| English Dictionary: disbursed | by the DICT Development Group |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Disburse \Dis*burse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disbursed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disbursing}.] [OF. desbourser, F. d[82]bourser; pref. des- (L. dis-) + bourse purse. See {Burse}, and cf. {Dispurse}.] To pay out; to expend; -- usually from a public fund or treasury. The duty of collecting and disbursing his revenues. --Macaulay. {Disbursing officer}, an officer in any department of the public service who is charged with the duty of paying out public money. | |
