different between imburse vs disburse

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin imburs?re, Late Latin imburs?re, from Latin im- (variant of in- (prefix meaning ‘in, inside’ usually affixed to verbs)) + bursa (“animal skin, oxhide; purse (usually made of leather or skin); supply of money, funds”) (from Ancient Greek ?????? (búrsa, “animal skin; skin stripped off a hide”)); analysable as im- +? burse. The word is cognate with Old French enborser (modern French embourser), Italian imborsare, Spanish embolsar (“to bag”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?m?b??s/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?m?b?s/
• Hyphenation: im?burse

Verb

imburse (third-person singular simple present imburses, present participle imbursing, simple past and past participle imbursed)

1. (transitive, obsolete) To put into a purse; to save, to store up.
2. (transitive, obsolete) To give money to, to pay; to stock or supply with money.
3. (transitive, obsolete) To pay back money that is owed; to refund, to repay, to reimburse.

Alternative forms

• emborse, emburse (obsolete)

Derived terms

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Anagrams

• erbiums, imbrues, imbuers, murbies

English

Etymology

From Old French desbourser (modern: débourser). Equivalent to dis- +? burse (“purse”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /d?s?b?s/, [d?s?p?s]
• Rhymes: -??(r)s

Verb

disburse (third-person singular simple present disburses, present participle disbursing, simple past and past participle disbursed)

1. (finance) To pay out, expend; usually from a public fund or treasury.

Usage notes

• Do not confuse with disperse.

Synonyms

(to pay out): shell out (informal), cough up (informal), fork out (informal), fork over (informal)

Derived terms

• disbursement

Translations

Anagrams

• subsider