disposal - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'disposal' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Disposal

[ n.]

- The act of disposing, or disposing of, anything; arrangement; orderly distribution; a putting in order; as, the disposal of the troops in two lines.
- Ordering; regulation; adjustment; management; government; direction.
- 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.
- Power or authority to dispose of, determine the condition of, control, etc., especially in the phrase at, or in, the disposal of.

Meaning of 'disposal' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . disposal

[ n]

Meaning (1):
- the power to use something or someone

Example in sentence:

used all the resources at his disposal

Nearby Words:

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Explosive ordnance disposal
Explosive ordnance disposal refers to the detection, identification, on-site evaluation, rendering safe, recovery, and final disposal of unexploded explosive ordnance.
Plant Asset Disposal
The accounting for disposal of a plant asset through retirement or sale as follows: (a) Eliminate the book value of the plant asset at the date of disposal.

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