disposal

[dih-spoh-zuhl] / dɪˈspoʊ zəl /

NOUN

parting with or throwing something away

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clearance demolition destruction disposition dumping removal transfer

STRONG

conveyance demolishing dispensation ejection relegation relinquishment riddance sacrifice sale selling trading transference vending

WEAK

auctioning bartering chucking destroying discarding dispatching jettison jettisoning junking scrapping

Antonyms

STRONGEST

building construction

WEAK

beginning hold keeping retention start

NOUN

conclusion, settlement of situation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

allocation disposition distribution transfer

STRONG

action arrangement array assignment assortment bequest bestowal consignment control conveyance determination dispensation division effectuation end gift grouping order ordering position provision sequence

WEAK

placing winding-up

Antonyms

STRONG

beginning keeping start

WEAK

hold retention

Example Sentences

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“We will use all the tools at our disposal to deliver it and last minute appointments do not change these facts.”

From The Wall Street Journal

“NHTSA is committed to reducing driving fatalities caused by impaired drivers using every tool at our disposal,” the regulator says.

From The Wall Street Journal

A Metropolitan Police bomb disposal robot destroyed a box of Labour MPs' unsent Christmas cards that had triggered a lockdown around Parliament.

From BBC

Mr Rose, who is now retired, was working at Halesowen station at the time and had previously worked in the out-of-court disposals department that dealt with community resolutions.

From BBC

“The disposal will free up Spirit’s time and resources for the development of the Morecambe Net Zero carbon storage project” he writes.

From The Wall Street Journal

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