disbursed
Funds were released
Disbursed is the past tense of disburse, meaning to pay out money, typically from a fund or account designated for a purpose.
Insurance companies disburse claims, foundations disburse grants, and financial aid offices disburse student loans: The funds were disbursed within thirty days of approval.
The word implies organized, official distribution rather than casual spending.
Gave money owed
- remittedSent owed payment
- settledNo longer in question
- compensatedPaid for service rendered
- releasedSet free from confinement
issued · tendered · rendered · payout · salary · wages · honorarium · commission
Divided and distributed proportionally
- allottedDistributed as shares
- earmarkedDesignated for specific use
- designatedOfficially selected beforehand
- budgetedAllocated funds systematically
granted · awarded · appropriated · assigned · distributed · portioned · quota · ration
Gave in limited shares
- metedAllocated by measure
- parcelledWrapped for delivery
- dispersedSpread widely apart
- spreadTo distribute widely
dealt · divided · shared · rationed · scattered · disseminated · diffused · bestowed
Electrically connected or jittery
- transmittedSent onward
- depositedPlaced for safekeeping
- clearedFound not guilty
- creditedAcknowledged as source
debited · transferred · routed · processed · remittance · EFT · transaction · settlement
paid
Gave money owed
- remittedSent owed payment
- settledNo longer in question
- compensatedPaid for service rendered
released · issued · tendered · rendered · payout · salary · wages · honorarium · commission · dividend
apportioned
Divided and distributed proportionally
- allottedDistributed as shares
- earmarkedDesignated for specific use
- designatedOfficially selected beforehand
budgeted · granted · awarded · appropriated · assigned · distributed · portioned · quota · ration · share
doled
Gave in limited shares
spread · dealt · divided · shared · rationed · scattered · disseminated · diffused · bestowed · dispensed
wired
Electrically connected or jittery
- transmittedSent onward
- depositedPlaced for safekeeping
- clearedFound not guilty
credited · debited · transferred · routed · processed · remittance · EFT · transaction · settlement · clearing