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disbursement (act of disbursing)
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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Assigning — Assign As*sign , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Assigned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Assigning}.] [OE. assignen, asignen, F. assigner, fr. L. assignare; ad + signare to mark, mark out, designate, signum mark, sign. See {Sign}.] 1. To appoint; to allot; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
disbursement — I (act of disbursing) noun alloting, allotment, apportioning, apportionment, assigning by lot, compensating, dealing out, dispersal, disposal, disseminating, dissemination, dividing, handing out, laying out, outgo, outlay, parceling out II (funds … Law dictionary
distribution — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The act of distributing] Syn. dispersal, dispersion, allotment, allocation, partitioning, partition, division, dividing up, assignment, deal, dealing, circulation, disposal, disposing of, apportionment, prorating, rationing … English dictionary for students
nievie-nievie-nick-nack — ˈnēvēˈnēvēˈnikˌnak noun ( s) Etymology: probably from reduplication of nievie (diminutive of nieve) (I) + nick nack, alteration of knickknack : a child s guessing game * * * nieˈvie nickˈ nack or nieˈvie nieˈvie nickˈ nack … Useful english dictionary
nievie-nick-nack — nieˈvie nickˈ nack or nieˈvie nieˈvie nickˈ nack noun A Scottish children s pastime, a way of assigning by lot, by guessing which hand contains something, the holder repeating a rhyme • • • Main Entry: ↑nieve … Useful english dictionary
education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… … Universalium
Egypt — /ee jipt/, n. 1. Arab Republic of. a republic in NE Africa. 64,791,891; 386,198 sq. mi. (1,000,252 sq. km). Cap.: Cairo. Arabic, Misr. Formerly (1958 71), United Arab Republic. 2. an ancient kingdom in NE Africa: divided into the Nile Delta… … Universalium
Dispatch (logistics) — Dispatch is a procedure for assigning employees (workers) or vehicles to customers. Industries that dispatch include taxicabs, couriers, emergency services, as well as home and commercial services such as maid services, plumbing, HVAC, pest… … Wikipedia
ESCHATOLOGY — In general, the term eschatology designates the doctrine concerning the last things. The word last can be understood either absolutely as referring to the ultimate destiny of mankind in general or of each individual man, or relatively as… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
JOB, BOOK OF — (named for its hero (Heb. אִיּוֹב), ancient South Arabian and Thamudic yʾb; Old Babylonian Ayyābum, Tell el Amarna tablet, no. 256, line 6, A ia ab; either from yʾb, to bear ill will or compounded of ay where? and ʾab (divine) father ), one of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
