🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

支付

Pronunciation / Transliteration: zhīfù

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Disburse/dɪsˈbɜːrs/
verbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"该组织支付了资金以支持当地社区项目。"

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2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To pay out money from a fund.

    "The organization disbursed funds to support local community projects."
  2. 2

    To distribute or allocate money for a specific purpose.

    "The government disbursed grants to various educational institutions."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'disburse' originates from the Middle English term 'disburse', which is derived from the Old French 'desbourser', meaning to pay out or to spend. The root can be traced back to the Latin 'disburse', which combines 'dis-' (apart) and 'bursa' (purse), reflecting the act of taking money out of a purse.

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