Polyglot Dictionary

desembolsar

/dezẽbowˈsaɾ/

verb C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
desembolso
preterite (eu)
desembolsei
past participle
desembolsado

Meaning

  1. to pay out

    • Desembolsou mil reais.

      He paid out a thousand reais.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

pagar

desembolsar specifically means to disburse or pay out, a specific payment action, like disbursing funds; pagar is the general everyday word for "to pay."

Similar in other languages

German

ausbezahlen

ausbezahlen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to pay out."

German

auszahlen

auszahlen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to pay out."

Spanish

desembolsar

desembolsar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to pay out."

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