when a retiree withdraws 10 of a 100 000 balance in a traditional ira account they receive a 10 000 disbursement this represents a drawdown of 10 000 or 10 from the account which results in a balance of 90 000 
can a loan disbursement be negative a loan disbursement may be positive or negative a positive disbursement results in a credit to an account while a negative disbursement results in an account debit a negative disbursement may occur if financial aid funds are overpaid and later withdrawn from the student s account 10