desembolsar
Portuguese
Etymology
From des- + embolsar, fom bolso (“pocket”) or bolsa (“purse, handbag”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /de.zẽ.bowˈsa(ʁ)/ [de.zẽ.boʊ̯ˈsa(h)], /d͡ʒi.zĩ.bowˈsa(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒi.zĩ.boʊ̯ˈsa(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /de.zẽ.bowˈsa(ɾ)/ [de.zẽ.boʊ̯ˈsa(ɾ)], /d͡ʒi.zĩ.bowˈsa(ɾ)/ [d͡ʒi.zĩ.boʊ̯ˈsa(ɾ)]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /de.zẽ.bowˈsa(ʁ)/ [de.zẽ.boʊ̯ˈsa(χ)], /d͡ʒi.zĩ.bowˈsa(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒi.zĩ.boʊ̯ˈsa(χ)]
- (Caipira) IPA(key): /de.zẽ.bowˈsa(ɻ)/ [de.zẽ.boʊ̯ˈsa(ɻ)], /d͡ʒi.zĩ.bowˈsa(ɻ)/ [d͡ʒi.zĩ.boʊ̯ˈsa(ɻ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /de.zẽ.bowˈsa(ʁ)/ [de.zẽ.boʊ̯ˈsa(h)]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨ.zẽ.bolˈsaɾ/ [dɨ.zẽ.boɫˈsaɾ], /dɨ.zẽ.bɔlˈsaɾ/ [dɨ.zẽ.bɔɫˈsaɾ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨ.zẽ.bolˈsa.ɾi/ [dɨ.zẽ.boɫˈsa.ɾi], /dɨ.zẽ.bɔlˈsa.ɾi/ [dɨ.zẽ.bɔɫˈsa.ɾi]
- Hyphenation: de‧sem‧bol‧sar
Verb
desembolsar (first-person singular present desembolso, first-person singular preterite desembolsei, past participle desembolsado)
Conjugation
Conjugation of desembolsar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Further reading
- “desembolsar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “desembolsar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
- “desembolsar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /desembolˈsaɾ/ [d̪e.sẽm.bolˈsaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: de‧sem‧bol‧sar
Verb
desembolsar (first-person singular present desembolso, first-person singular preterite desembolsé, past participle desembolsado)
- (transitive) to disburse
Conjugation
Conjugation of desembolsar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Further reading
- “desembolsar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025