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disbursement

[dis-burs-muhnt] / dɪsˈbɜrs mənt /


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Filings also note a $1 million payment to Weiss that entailed compensation for family members and payments to his personal American Express card, and a $205,500 disbursement to Stitsky “including salary to a fictitious person.”

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

After the initiative passed, Gov. Gray Davis, a Democrat, appointed the younger Reiner chairman of the First 5 commission overseeing disbursement of the funds.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2025

A trust might provide for a $300,000 annual disbursement just for vacations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

Drawing on this authority, Ali found Trump’s impoundment “arbitrary and capricious” and mandated its disbursement.

From Slate • Sep. 10, 2025

The treasury was to be at Washington, with branches or sub-treasuries at the principal points of collection and disbursement.

From Thomas Hart Benton by Roosevelt, Theodore