n. The amount of money paid for something (especially the amount that may be tax-deductable)
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n. the act of spending or disbursing money
n. amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
Word Usage
"Although the government partly compensates it for discounted sales through cash subsidy, there is no fixed quantum and time for disbursal, denting profits."