disbursing
Handing out money
Disbursing is the act of paying out money, especially from a fund or account designated for a particular purpose.
The word implies formal or official distribution rather than casual spending: The foundation is disbursing grants to local nonprofits, The office handles disbursing funds to contractors.
Government agencies and institutions disburse; individuals typically just pay or spend.
Funds sent elsewhere
- payoutMoney distributed to recipient
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- compensationPayment for services rendered
- wagesPayment for work
salary · honorarium · fee · payee · payroll · direct deposit · wire transfer · voucher
Awarded funds for purposes
- subsidiesFinancial aid from government
- scholarshipsFunds awarded for study
- endowmentPermanent donated fund
- philanthropyGenerous giving for others
donations · contributions · aid · bequests · stipends · fellowships · awards · allowances
Division into shares
- allotmentDesignated share or portion
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- rationingLimiting distribution during scarcity
- earmarkingAllocating for specific purpose
partitioning · quota · share · divvying · assignment · dispensation · provision · dole
remittance
Funds sent elsewhere
- payoutMoney distributed to recipient
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- compensationPayment for services rendered
wages · salary · honorarium · fee · payee · payroll · direct deposit · wire transfer · voucher · accounts payable
grants
Awarded funds for purposes
- subsidiesFinancial aid from government
- scholarshipsFunds awarded for study
- endowmentPermanent donated fund
philanthropy · donations · contributions · aid · bequests · stipends · fellowships · awards · allowances · seed money
apportionment
Division into shares
- allotmentDesignated share or portion
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- rationingLimiting distribution during scarcity
earmarking · partitioning · quota · share · divvying · assignment · dispensation · provision · dole · lot
- distributingdistributing, dispensing, allocating, apportioning, doling out
- spendingspending, shopping, purchases, expenses, bills
disbursingcollecting
Gathering items over time
receiving · depositing · taking in · gathering · acquiring
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