Disburse - English meaning

verb

(of wind) move creating an air current.

Usage examples:

A cold breeze was blowing in off the sea

noun

A strong wind.

Usage examples:

We're in for a bit of a blow

noun

A powerful stroke with a hand, weapon, or hard object.

Usage examples:

He received a blow to the skull

phrasal verb

Discharge from the lungs and out of the mouth

phrasal verb

To force liquid out of your lungs

Usage examples:

She coughed up a lot of phlegm., i had to cough up $85 for a parking fine.

phrasal verb

To give money, especially when you do not really want to or when a large amount is involved

Usage examples:

A plan for how the money should be spent was presented, in the hope of persuading donors to cough up.

phrasal verb

Distribute or dispense, as in small portions

phrasal verb

To give money, food, or something else that can be divided to several people

Usage examples:

I can’t keep doling out money to you kids.

verb

Give (money or goods) for a good cause, for example to a charity.

Usage examples:

A portion of the proceeds will be donated to charity

verb

To give something, esp. to an organization, without wanting anything in exchange

Usage examples:

[ t ] over $12 million was donated to the building fund., [ t ] some businesses have agreed to dona…

verb

To give something of value such as money or goods to help a person or organization such as a charity

Usage examples:

The bank donates 25 cents for every $100 spent using the card., donate sth to sb/sth the commission…

verb

Spend or use up (a resource such as money or energy).

Usage examples:

The energy expended in sport could be directed into other areas

verb

To use or spend something, esp. time, effort, or money

Usage examples:

They expend all their energy fixing up their house.

verb

To use or spend something, especially time, effort, or money

Usage examples:

Expend energy/effort/time why do firms expend effort investing abroad, rather than staying home and…

phrasal verb

To surrender someone or something to another

phrasal verb

To pay a large amount of money, especially unwillingly

Usage examples:

Investors must fork out $850 to $1,000 for each share they want to buy., fork out for sth if you do…

verb

Freely transfer the possession of (something) to (someone).

Usage examples:

She gave him presents and clothes

noun

Capacity to bend or alter in shape under pressure.

Usage examples:

Plastic pots that have enough give to accommodate the vigorous roots

Transfer possession of something concrete or abstract

verb

Give (money) to pay for goods, services, or so as to benefit someone or something.

Usage examples:

The firm has spent £100,000 on hardware

noun

An amount of money paid out.

Usage examples:

The average spend at the cafe is £10 a head

noun

An act of spending money freely or extravagantly.

Usage examples:

The annual pre-christmas splurge

verb

Spend (money) freely or extravagantly.

Usage examples:

I'd splurged about £2,500 on clothes

verb

To spend money on something that is more expensive than you usually buy

Usage examples:

[ i ] we could save the money or splurge on a new car, we go to that restaurant for our big end-of-…

phrasal verb

Pay a sum of money.

Usage examples:

A buyer would have to stump up at least £8.5 million for the site

phrasal verb

To make a payment, especially unwillingly

Usage examples:

The company has agreed to stump up a further 1.62m shares.