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Where does “disburse” come from?

Disburse comes from Old French desbourser, meaning to pay out or expend money.

disburse (English): To pay out, expend; usually from a public fund or...

Definitions

  1. To pay out, expend; usually from a public fund or...

Ancestry of “disburse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdesbourser—

Words derived from “disburse”

  • disbursement
  • disburser
  • redisburse
Every word from Old French desbourser →