🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

Desembolso

Pronunciation / Transliteration: deh-sem-bol-so

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Disbursement/dɪsˈbɜːrs.mənt/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El desembolso de fondos fue aprobado."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The act of paying out money, especially from a fund.

    "The disbursement of funds for the project was delayed due to administrative issues."
  2. 2

    An amount of money paid out.

    "The disbursement for the grant was processed last week."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'disbursement' originates from the Middle English 'disburse', which comes from the Old French 'desbourser', meaning to pay out or spend. The root 'bourser' is derived from the Latin 'bursa', meaning purse, indicating a connection to the act of paying money from a purse or fund.

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