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disposal
1[ dih-spoh-zuhl ]
noun
- an act or instance of disposing; arrangement:
the disposal of the troops.
- a disposing of or getting rid of something:
the disposal of waste material.
- a disposing or allotting of, as by gift or sale; bestowal or assignment:
She left no will to indicate the disposal of her possessions.
- power or right to dispose of a thing; control:
left at his disposal.
Synonyms: , ,
disposal
2[ dih-spoh-zuhl ]
noun
- an electrical device in the drain of a sink, for grinding up garbage to be washed down the drain.
disposal
/ ɪˈəʊə /
noun
- the act or means of getting rid of something
- placement or arrangement in a particular order
- a specific method of tending to matters, as in business
- the act or process of transferring something to or providing something for another
- the power or opportunity to make use of someone or something (esp in the phrase at one's disposal )
- a means of destroying waste products, as by grinding into particles
Word History and Origins
Origin of disposal2
Idioms and Phrases
see put at someone's disposal .Example Sentences
And Trump remains in feverish pursuit of his political enemies, from high-powered figures to campus dissidents, with the Justice Department at his disposal.
A bomb disposal team has been called to reports of unexploded ordnance on the north Essex coast.
He was not included in Tuchel's first full England squad as Palace nursed him back after groin surgery, but the German knows what a talent he has at his disposal.
“There are a number of tools at our disposal,” Makary said.
"Radioactive waste from production absolutely requires safe, compliant, permanent disposal. Currently all disposal facilities in EU are temporary," says Mr Kruemmer.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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