Disbursement vs. Expenditure — What's the Difference?

A disbursement is a form of payment from a public or dedicated fund. Alternatively, it means a payment made on behalf of a client to a third party for which reimbursement is subsequently sought from the client.

The action of spending funds

The act or process of disbursing.

The act or process of expending; outlay.

Money paid out; expenditure.

An amount expended.

The act, instance, or process of disbursing.

An expense.

Money paid out or spent.

Act of expending or paying out.

The act of disbursing or paying out.

The amount expended; expense; outlay.

That which is disbursed or paid out; as, the annual disbursements exceed the income.

The act of expending; a laying out, as of money; disbursement.

Amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)

That which is expended or paid out; expense.

The act of spending or disbursing money

Money paid out

The act of spending money for goods or services

The act of consuming something