verb🔗ShareTo issue, distribute, or give out."The vending machine is dispensing soda and snacks. "servicebusinessorganizationgovernmentmedicineaidChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo apply, as laws to particular cases; to administer; to execute; to manage; to direct."to dispense justice"governmentlawpoliticsorganizationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo supply or make up a medicine or prescription."An optician can dispense spectacles."medicineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo give a dispensation to (someone); to excuse."The teacher, dispensing leniency because of the student's illness, excused him from the homework assignment. "governmentpoliticslawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo compensate; to make up; to make amends.""He apologized for missing her birthday, dispensing extra attention to her all week to make up for it." "businessfinancelawmoraleconomyvalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe act by which something is dispensed or served out."The dispensing of medication by the nurse was done carefully to ensure the correct dosage for each patient. "servicebusinessactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
