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disbursed |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Disburse \Dis*burse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disbursed}; p. pr & vb n. {Disbursing}.] [OF. desbourser F. d['e]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.
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