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Date: 1500-1600
Language: Old French
Origin: desborser, from borse 'money bag'

disburse

 verb
     
dis‧burse [transitive] formal
to pay out money, especially from a large sum that is available for a special purpose
—disbursement noun [uncountable and countable]
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