dispensary

[dih-spen-suh-ree] / dɪˈspɛn sə ri /

NOUN

booth

Synonyms

STRONGEST

box corner counter cubicle hut pew stall

STRONG

berth carrel compartment coop cote cubbyhole hutch nook pen repository shed stand

NOUN

clinic

Synonyms

STRONGEST

hospital

STRONG

infirmary

WEAK

sick bay surgery center

NOUN

infirmary

Synonyms

STRONG

hospital sickroom

WEAK

sick bay

NOUN

sick bay

Synonyms

WEAK

hospital isolation ward sick berth sickroom

Example Sentences

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For dispensary owners, wading through government inefficiency burns precious capital.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

From the outside, it looks like your standard-issue corporate dispensary, largely because of where it is.

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2025

Cultivators and dispensary owners have said that they would sue the government for damages.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2024

She added that her shop was "propping up" the dispensary.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2024

Sometimes she would be sent on an errand to the dispensary and would have to wait for the pharmacist to return.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan