Meaning & use

Disbursal

noun·Academic

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The act of paying out money, especially from a fund set aside for a specific purpose.

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The bank approved the loan, and disbursal of funds began the following week.

The charity tracks every disbursal to ensure donations reach the intended projects.

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Largely interchangeable with "disbursement," though "disbursal" is somewhat more common in Indian and British financial English.

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