Meaning of Dispensary | Babel Free
dɪsˈpɛnsəɹiDefinitions
- A place or room where something is dispensed
- An institution that dispenses medical supplies and advice.
- A retail establishment that sells marijuana and related supplies to customers with a prescription to use it for medical purposes.
- Synonym of pharmacy, particularly one included in a hospital that does not act as a point of sale.
Equivalents
Deutsch
Dispensaire
Ελληνικά
ντισπανσέρ
Français
dispensaire
हिन्दी
औषधालय
Italiano
dispensario
日本語
保健室
Қазақша
диспансер
Română
dispensar
Русский
диспансер
Examples
“He watched for a while, pacing the small, slippery cobbles, then made for the deep shade of a stone porch on the other side of the square, where a sheet with a red cross on it had been draped around a pillar. A two-wheeled field dispensary with no driver stood outside the building.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
See also
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