Definitions for DISPOSAL
dɪˈspoʊ zəldis·pos·al

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. disposalnoun

   the power to use something or someone

   "used all the resources at his disposal"

2. administration, disposalnoun

   a method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business affairs)

3. disposal, dispositionnoun

   the act or means of getting rid of something

4. disposal, electric pig, garbage disposalnoun

   a kitchen appliance for disposing of garbage

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. disposalnoun

   An arrangement, categorization or classification of things

2. disposalnoun

   a disposing of or getting rid of something

3. disposalnoun

   the power to use something or someone

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Disposalnoun

   Etymology: from dispose.

   1. The act of disposing or regulating any thing; regulation; dispensation; distribution.

   Tax not divine disposal; wisest men
   Have err’d, and by bad women been deluded. John Milton, Agon.

   2. The power of distribution; the right of bestowing.

   I am called off from publick dissertations by a domestick affair of great importance, which is no less than the disposal of my sister Jenny for life. Tatler, №. 75.

   Are not the blessings both of this world and the next in his disposal? Francis Atterbury, Sermons.

   3. Government; management; conduct.

   We shall get more true and clear knowledge by one rule, than by taking up principles, and thereby putting our minds into the disposals of others. John Locke.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. disposal

   Disposal refers to the act or process of getting rid of something, typically waste material or unwanted items. It may involve throwing away, recycling, selling, or giving away. Disposal also includes the management or handling of resources or assets, or the act of transferring property to another party.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. Disposalnoun

   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. Disposalnoun

   ordering; regulation; adjustment; management; government; direction

3. Disposalnoun

   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

4. Disposalnoun

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

Matched Categories

1. • Act
   • Business
   • Kitchen Appliance
   • Management
   • Power

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'DISPOSAL' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4223

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'DISPOSAL' in Nouns Frequency: #1662

How to pronounce DISPOSAL?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say DISPOSAL in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of DISPOSAL in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of DISPOSAL in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of DISPOSAL in a Sentence

1. British Prime Minister David Cameron:

   When there are people anywhere in the world who commit appalling and heinous crimes against British citizens, we will do everything we can with the police, with the security services, with all that we have at our disposal to find these people and put them out of action.

2. The US:

   We have seen in the past that Iran's reliance on its proxies is probably the main tool at its disposal to deter a direct attack or avoid a direct confrontation, we are likely to see this as a main possibility and the main risk of confrontation -- direct confrontation -- between the The US and Iran.

3. Shannon Watts:

   Despite all of the data and experts at her disposal, [Black] chooses to blame ‘grocery store pornography’ for school shootings, and she doesn’t mean magazines that glorify guns.

4. Richard Levitan:

   I believe pulse oximetry is incredibly valuable if we were to use it in the window of time that the disease begins to gather strength, which is usually five to 10 days out from when someone is first infected, then the other thing is to measure inflammatory markers when we observe them in the hospital and use the variety of medicines at our disposal to address inflammation. It's time to get ahead of this virus instead of chasing it.

5. Muriel Bowser:

   We are literally throwing every resource at this issue at our disposal, we know that COVID-19 has upended so many parts of our lives, and unfortunately it also upended the very fragile public safety ecosystem in our community.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=DISPOSAL
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Disposal
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=DISPOSAL
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/DISPOSAL