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title: disburse — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «disburse» in the school dictionary: To disburse money is to pay it out, usually from a fund or by an organisation, government or bank. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# disburse

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**Who acts:** charity, families, council, club treasurer, bank · **What happens:** disburse, be, lose · **To what, where:** money, families, homes, funds, total, loan

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«disburse» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [disburse in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/disburse.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To disburse money is to pay it out, usually from a fund or by an organisation, government or bank.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disburse:m1:1
# text = To disburse money is to pay it out, usually from a fund or by an organisation, government or bank.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	disburse	disburse	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
3	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	pay	pay	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	out	out	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
11	from	from	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	fund	fund	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	parataxis	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
15	by	by	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	organisation	organisation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	government	government	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
20	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	bank	bank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **disburse** | to-infinitive |  | money |  |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2-2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent money=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | pay *property* | tree rules |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The charity disbursed money to families who lost their homes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disburse:x1:1
# text = The charity disbursed money to families who lost their homes.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	charity	charity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	disbursed	disburse	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	families	family	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	lost	lose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	homes	home	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **disburse** | past | the charity | money | families |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2-2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent money=Theme to family=Recipient |
| 2 | **lose** | past | families | families's homes |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent home=Eventuality |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The council will disburse the funds next month.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disburse:x2:1
# text = The council will disburse the funds next month.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	council	council	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	disburse	disburse	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	funds	fund	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	month	month	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **disburse** | future | the council | the funds |  |  | month |  | vn contribute-13.2-2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent fund=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The club treasurer disburses money for team trips.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disburse:x3:1
# text = The club treasurer disburses money for team trips.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	club	club	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	treasurer	treasurer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	disburses	disburse	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	trips	trip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **disburse** | present | the club treasurer | money |  |  |  | for team trips | vn contribute-13.2-2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent money=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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A total of 600 dollars was disbursed equally among 4 schools.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disburse:x4:1
# text = A total of 600 dollars was disbursed equally among 4 schools.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	total	total	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	600	600	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	dollars	dollar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	disbursed	disburse	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	equally	equally	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	among	among	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	schools	school	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **disburse** | past · passive |  | a total of 600 dollars |  |  |  | among 4 schools; equally *property* | vn contribute-13.2-2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: subject=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The bank disbursed the loan to the farmer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disburse:x5:1
# text = The bank disbursed the loan to the farmer.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bank	bank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	disbursed	disburse	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	loan	loan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	farmer	farmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **disburse** | past | the bank | the loan | the farmer |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2-2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent loan=Theme to farmer=Recipient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After the fair, the money was disbursed to three charities.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disburse:x6:1
# text = After the fair, the money was disbursed to three charities.
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	fair	fair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	disbursed	disburse	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	charities	charity	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **disburse** | past · passive |  | the money | three charities |  | after the fair |  | vn contribute-13.2-2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Theme to charity=Recipient |

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