disposal

  • 21disposal — noun Date: 1630 1. the power or authority to dispose or make use of as one chooses < the car was at my disposal > 2. the act or process of disposing: as a. orderly placement or distribution b. regulat …

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  • 22disposal — noun 1》 the action or process of disposing. 2》 the sale of assets. 3》 US informal a waste disposal unit. Phrases at one s disposal available to be used however one wishes. at someone s disposal ready to assist someone in any way they wish …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 23disposal — noun 1) garbage ready for disposal Syn: throwing away, discarding, jettisoning, scrapping, recycling; informal dumping, ditching, chucking, deep sixing 2) the disposal of the troops in two lines Syn: arrangement, arranging …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 24disposal — /dɪ spəυz(ə)l/ noun a sale ● a disposal of securities ● The company has started a systematic disposal of its property portfolio. ♦ lease or business for disposal a lease or business for sale …

    Dictionary of banking and finance

  • 25disposal —  , disposition  If you are talking about getting rid of, use disposal ( the disposal of nuclear weapons ). If you mean arranging, use disposition ( the disposition of troops on the battlefield ) …

    Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

  • 26disposal — [dɪˈspəʊz(ə)l] noun [U] the process of getting rid of something the disposal of nuclear waste[/ex] • at sb s disposal available for someone to use at any time[/ex] …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 27disposal — n. (usu. foll. by of) 1 the act or an instance of disposing of something. 2 the arrangement, disposition, or placing of something. 3 control or management (of a person, business, etc.). 4 (esp. as waste disposal) the disposing of rubbish. Phrases …

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  • 28disposal — See disposal, disposition …

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  • 29disposal — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Getting rid of something] Syn. discarding, riddance, dispatching, disposition, transference, transfer, demolition, dispensation, throwing away, dumping, junking*, scrapping*, transaction, sale, clearance, selling, auctioning …

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  • 30disposal — /dəsˈpoʊzəl / (say duhs pohzuhl) noun 1. the act of disposing, or of disposing of, something; arrangement. 2. a disposing of as by gift or sale; bestowal or assignment. 3. power or right to dispose of a thing; control: left to his disposal. 4.&#8230; …