Syn.
— To unload; unburden; discharge; free.
DISBURDEN
Dis*bur"den, v. i.
Defn: To relieve one's self of a burden; to ease the mind. Milton.
DISBURGEON
Dis*bur"geon, v. t.
Defn: To strip of burgeons or buds; to disbud. [R.] Holland.
DISBURSE
Dis*burse", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disbursed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Disbursing.] Etym: [OF. desbourser, F. débourser; pref. des- (L. dis-
) + bourse purse. See Burse, and cf. Dispurse.]
Defn: To pay out; to expend; — usually from a public fund or
treasury.
The duty of collecting and disbursing his revenues. Macaulay.
Disbursing officer, an officer in any department of the public
service who is charged with the duty of paying out public money.
DISBURSEMENT
Dis*burse"ment, n. Etym: [Cf. F. déboursement.]
1. The act of disbursing or paying out. The disbursement of the public moneys. U. S. Statutes.
2. That which is disbursed or paid out; as, the annual disbursements exceed the income.