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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
“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.
Even beyond that, he says the plan is to grow the company rather than shrink it, so a disposal of GLS would be "nonsensical".
Technology’s not doing anything but getting in her way, so Violet quickly comes up with an idea that uses the tools at her disposal.
“More than 110 million acres of national forests fall under this dangerous edict. We will use every legal tool at our disposal to halt the Trump administration’s implementation of this order.”
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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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