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disposal - 5 dictionary results

dis⋅pos⋅al

1[di-spoh-zuhl]
–noun
1. an act or instance of disposing; arrangement: the disposal of the troops.
2. a disposing of or getting rid of something: the disposal of waste material.
3. a disposing or allotting of, as by gift or sale; bestowal or assignment: She left no will to indicate the disposal of her possessions.
4. power or right to dispose of a thing; control: left at his disposal.

Origin:
1620–30; dispose + -al 2


4. command, direction, management.

dis⋅pos⋅al

2[di-spoh-zuhl]
–noun
an electrical device in the drain of a sink, for grinding up garbage to be washed down the drain.
Also called disposer.


Origin:
short for garbage-disposal; see disposal 1
dis·pos·al   (dĭ-spō'zəl)   
n.  
  1. A particular order, distribution, or placement: a pleasing disposal of plants and lawn.
  2. A particular method of attending to or settling matters.
  3. Transference by gift or sale.
  4. The act or process of getting rid of something.
  5. An electric device installed below a sink that grinds garbage so it can be flushed away.
  6. The liberty or power to dispose of: funds at our disposal.

Disposal

Dis*pos"al\, n. [From Dispose.]

1. The act of disposing, or disposing of, anything; arrangement; orderly distribution; a putting in order; as, the disposal of the troops in two lines.

2. Ordering; regulation; adjustment; management; government; direction.

The execution leave to high disposal. --Milton.

3. Regulation of the fate, condition, application, etc., of anything; the transference of anything into new hands, a new place, condition, etc.; alienation, or parting; as, a disposal of property.

A domestic affair of great importance, which is no less than the disposal of my sister Jenny for life. --Tatler.

4. Power or authority to dispose of, determine the condition of, control, etc., especially in the phrase at, or in, the disposal of.

The sole and absolute disposal of him an his concerns. --South.

Syn: Disposition; dispensation; management; conduct; government; distribution; arrangement; regulation; control.
Language Translation for : disposal
Spanish: desecho,
German: die Erledigung,
Japanese: 処分
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