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as in expenses
a payment made in the course of achieving a result
substantial disbursements for research and development
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as in payments
the act of offering money in exchange for goods or services
the disbursement of the foundation's funds to several cancer research centers
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as in distributions
the act or process of giving out something to each member of a group
the agency whose responsibilities included the disbursement of strains of the virus to medical research labs around the country
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Recent Examples of disbursements
These technologies can monitor student records, flag potential issues in financial aid disbursements and generate real-time reports for accreditation reviews or Department of Education audits.
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Michael Horowitz, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Michael Horowitz, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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Categorize your expenses into essential and non-essential groups.True Tamplin, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Last year, tax credits for qualified expenses jumped from 25% to 30% with an additional 10% in many upstate counties.Gregg Goldstein, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
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The Social Security Protection Act of 2004 added restrictions, stopping the credit of prior payments to an a migrant who later became a legal resident.Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 4 Oct. 2024
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Called the Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2024, the law directs the VA to increase veterans' benefits by the same inflation adjustment percentage as Social Security payments.Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
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Expectations for future distributions from the Music Licensing Collective and the development of new digital sources such as TikTok are greatly contributing to positive growth.Kori Hale, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Emphasize growing the account balance by not taking distributions.Michael DiSimone, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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Similarly, a knowledgeable adviser can select the right investments, strategies, and tools that might not be accessible to a DIY investor or investors working with advisors with a limited investment options and asset allocations (recipes).James Brewer, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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But a slowdown is underway in 2024 due to the fact that the government is making modifications to the country’s tax rebates that have been driving this growth, and rebate allocations are being shrunk just as international competition is heating up.Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 18 Oct. 2024
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Simply replicating last year’s budget for your SaaS expenditures won’t cut it anymore.Ben Pippenger, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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For example, higher short-term expenditures on branding, when classified as capex, can indicate a strategic investment in long-term growth rather than a drain on operating profitability.Gautam Mehra, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Disbursements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disbursements. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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