Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Disburse

Disburse , transitive verb

[Old French desbourser, French débourser; pref. des- (Latin dis-) + bourse purse. See Burse, and compare Dispurse.]

To pay out; to expend; -- usually from a public fund or treasury.
The duty of collecting and disbursing his revenues. — Macaulay
Collocations (1)
Disbursing officer , an officer in any department of the public service who is charged with the duty of paying out public money.