Disburse
/dɪsˈbɜːrs/noun
To pay out money, especially from a fund or account.
Did you know?Disburse comes from the same ultimate root as **purse**, and its early sense was literally to “un-purse” or open a bag of money, a very physical origin for a modern financial word.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*bʰer-
“to carry, bear”
Late Latin
Latin
bursa
“a bag or purse”
Old French
Old French
bourse
“a purse, pouch, or money bag”
Middle English
English
disboursen
“to take money out of a purse; to pay out”
Modern English
English
disburse
“to pay out money from a fund or account”