disposal
1disposal — dis‧pos‧al [dɪˈspəʊzl ǁ ˈspoʊ ] noun 1. [uncountable] when someone gets rid of something they no longer need or want: disposal of • European Community environment ministers agreed to tighten controls on the production, transport and disposal of… …
2disposal — disposal, disposition are frequently used without clear distinction when they mean the act or the power of disposing of something. However, when the emphasis is upon what shall be done with money, property, or possessions, disposal tends to imply …
3Disposal — 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. [1913 Webster] 2. Ordering; regulation; adjustment;… …
4disposal — disposal, disposition In general, disposal is the noun corresponding to dispose of (= get rid of) and disposition corresponds to dispose (= arrange). So the disposition of the furniture refers to the way the furniture is laid out, whereas the… …
5disposal — ► NOUN ▪ the action or process of disposing. ● at one s disposal Cf. ↑at one s disposal …
6disposal — [di spō′zəl] n. 1. the act of disposing; specif., a) arrangement in a particular order [the disposal of furniture in a room] b) a dealing with matters or settling of affairs c) a giving away; transfer; bestowal d) a getting rid of 2. the power to …
7disposal — [n1] parting with or throwing something away auctioning, bartering, chucking, clearance, conveyance, demolishing, demolition, destroying, destruction, discarding, dispatching, dispensation, disposition, dumping, ejection, jettison, jettisoning,… …
8disposal — index administration, allotment, cession, conveyance, disbursement (act of disbursing), dismissal (termination of a proceeding), dispatch (act of putting to death) …
9disposal — 1620s, power to make use of; see DISPOSE (Cf. dispose) + AL (Cf. al) (2); of waste material, from c.1960, originally in medical use …
10disposal — n. availability 1) to have at one s disposal (I had a huge car at my disposal) 2) to place smt. at smb. s disposal 3) at smb. s disposal device used to grind up garbage 4) a garbage disposal; or: a garbage disposal unit elimination of refuse 5)… …
