[syn: spending, disbursement, disbursal, outlay]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Disbursement \Dis*burse"ment\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]boursement.]
1. The act of disbursing or paying out.
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The disbursement of the public moneys. --U. S.
Statutes.
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2. That which is disbursed or paid out; as, the annual
disbursements exceed the income.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
disbursement
n 1: amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently
tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures) [syn:
expense, disbursal, disbursement]
2: the act of spending or disbursing money [syn: spending,
disbursement, disbursal, outlay]