# What is the difference between a payout and a disbursement?

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**Created:** [March 23, 2021, 6:48pm UTC](https://community.rapyd.net/t/what-is-the-difference-between-a-payout-and-a-disbursement/72 "2021-03-23T18:48:54Z")\
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What is the difference between a payout and a disbursement?

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**Author:** ![drew.harris](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.rapyd.net/drew.harris/32/1259_2.png) [@drew.harris](https://community.rapyd.net/u/drew.harris)\
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Semantics. Both are referring to transferring funds from one party to multiple parties.

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**Post date:** [April 6, 2021, 6:18am UTC](https://community.rapyd.net/t/what-is-the-difference-between-a-payout-and-a-disbursement/72/3 "2021-04-06T06:18:49Z")

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They are the same thing. Both transfer money from a Rapyd Wallet to a payee that is outside the Rapyd system, that is, not to another Rapyd Wallet.