dispense

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

dɪˈspɛns

Definitions

Cost, expenditure.
countable, obsolete, uncountable
The act of dispensing, dispensation.
countable, obsolete, uncountable

Equivalents

Españoladministrar dispensar impartir

Françaisdispense dispenser distribuerdoser Émettre partager Préparer

DeutschAusgabe ausgeben ausstellenausteilen dosieren entschuldigen Kosten Verteilen Wiedergutmachen

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العربيةوزع

Suomiannostella antaa hallitahyvittää jakaa johtaa korvata maarata palkita vapauttaa

Magyaradagol elkészít elosztfelad kiad őszt szétoszt szolgáltat

Nederlandsdoseren uitdelen uitgevenverdelen

Portuguêsdispense

Svenskadela ut dosera fördelaförmedla ge ut skriva ut utdela utge

Türkçedağıtmak tevzi etmek vermek

Examples

“[…] what euer in this worldly state / Is sweet, and pleasing vnto liuing sense ⟳, / Or that may dayntiest fantasie aggrate, / Was poured forth with plentifull dispence […]”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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See also

Dispensed dispensement Dispenser Dispensers Dispenses Dispensing

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