décaisser

Senses

1. 1.

   to pay out; to disburse

   to withdraw or spend money from a fund or account

2. 2.

   to unseat; to dislodge

   to remove someone from a saddle or firmly established position (archaic/rare)

Examples

• "L'entreprise a dû décaisser une somme importante pour les réparations."

  The company had to pay out a substantial sum for repairs.

• "Le gouvernement décaisse des fonds pour financer le projet d'infrastructure."

  The government is disbursing funds to finance the infrastructure project.

• "Il faut décaisser 50 000 euros avant la fin du mois."

  We need to spend 50,000 euros before the end of the month.

Usage

A formal, mostly administrative or financial term meaning to pay out money. Common in accounting, budgeting, and official contexts. The second sense (to unseat) is largely obsolete. Regular -er verb conjugation.