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How to pronounce dispense in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms administer
Type of treat, care for
Has types give, inject, shoot, transfuse, digitalize
Derivation dispensation, dispensary
Type Words
Synonyms administer, allot, deal, deal out, dish out, distribute, dole out, lot, mete out, parcel out, shell out
Type of give
Has types allot, apply, reallot, assign, portion, give, deal
Derivation dispensation, dispenser


the machine dispenses soft drinks.
Type Words
Type of free, exempt, relieve
Derivation dispensation


I was dispensed from this terrible task.

Examples of dispense

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Brokers who once sent clients to independent brokers for advice now dispense it.
From the businessweek.com
That includes using a flamethrower to dispense with enemies and a torture scene.
From the usatoday.com
The anti-TLR crowd has plenty of venom to dispense and is never in short supply.
From the stltoday.com
Summary trials are ad hoc hearings used to dispense with minor service offenses.
From the en.wikipedia.org
As you accrue dollars, you can dispense them to whatever organizations you want.
From the stltoday.com
At the time it looked like a smart way to dispense with a potential trouble spot.
From the businessweek.com
Inside the house, your husband should ignore Sarge, except to dispense a treat.
From the suntimes.com
There is no need to enforce fairness rules if we dispense with fairness entirely.
From the guardian.co.uk
Machines dispense 1-ounce tastes of about 50 wines, each costing between $1-$6.
From the sacbee.com
More examples
  • Distribute: administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"; "the machine dispenses soft drinks"
  • Grant a dispensation; grant an exemption; "I was dispensed from this terrible task"
  • Administer: give or apply (medications)
  • (dispensed) distributed or weighted out in carefully determined portions; "medicines dispensed to the sick"
  • (DISPENSING) To supply a clinically appropriate medicine to a patient or care giver, usually against a written prescription, for self-administration or administration by another professional, and to advise on safe and effective use. [Source: Global Conference on the Future of Hospital Pharmacy]
  • (Dispensing) The act of providing medication to a patient or their representative. This includes providing consultation on the way in which the medication should be taken or administered.
  • (Dispensing) To create a specific volume of liquid by pulsing a pump one or more times, until the total volume of liquid required has been pumped.
  • (Dispensing) Transferring fuel to drums, cans, and vehicles.
  • (Dispensing) the process of preparing, checking, and delivering prescribed medication and associated information under pharmacist supervision.