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disbursement

/dɪsˈbɜːsmənt/

C1CEFR level
68/100Rarity: rare
TechnicalRegister

Law noun

An expense paid out by a solicitor on the client's behalf and recoverable as part of the costs.

The bill of costs distinguished the solicitor's fees from disbursements such as court fees and counsel's brief.

Similar: outlay, expense

Topic: Evidence & procedure in Legal English

Business noun

The paying out of money, especially from a fund or on behalf of a client.

The solicitor's bill listed the fee separately from disbursements such as court charges.

Similar: outlay

Topic: Accounting in Business English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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