Definition
To pay out or distribute money, especially as reimbursement.
Etymology
From Old French 'desbourser,' combining 'des-' (out of) with 'bourse' (purse or treasury). Related to 'disburse,' this variant is archaic and less commonly used in modern English.
Kelly Says
Medieval treasurers used to 'deburse' money from the royal purse—the word literally means taking funds out of a purse, which is exactly what happens when companies reimburse expenses.
Translations
ARالعربية
نفقات
na-fa-kat
CACatalà
desbastar
des-bas-tar
CSČeština
vyplatit
vy-plat-it
DEDeutsch
auszahlen
aus-tsay-len
ELΕλληνικά
αποπληρωμή
a-po-p-le-ro-mee
ESEspañol
desembolsar
des-em-bol-sar
FRFrançais
débourser
deh-boo-r-say
HIहिन्दी
भुगतान
bhu-ga-tan
IDBahasa Indonesia
membayar
mem-ba-yar
ITItaliano
sborsare
s-bor-sa-re
MSBahasa Melayu
bayar
ba-yar
NLNederlands
betalen
be-ta-len
PLPolski
zapłacić
za-płaci-ć
PTPortuguês
desembolsar
dez-em-bol-sar
RORomână
a plăti
a pla-ti
RUРусский
выплатить
vy-plat-it
SVSvenska
betala
be-ta-la
TAதமிழ்
செலுத்த
se-lu-th-th
TEతెలుగు
చెల్లించు
che-lla-n-chu
TRTürkçe
ödeme yapmak
o-de-me ya-pak
UKУкраїнська
виплатити
vi-plat-it-i
VITiếng Việt
chi trả
chi tra