Disposal — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the power to use something or someone

a method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business affairs)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈʌnsᵻfˌaɪ/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪspˈəʊzəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪspˈəʊzəl/

3 syllables Say it as /dˈʌnsᵻfˌaɪ/.

Examples

used all the resources at his disposal

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

disposition garbage disposal electric pig administration

Parts of Speech

noun	the power to use something or someone “used all the resources at his disposal”
noun	a method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business affairs)
noun	the act or means of getting rid of something
noun	a kitchen appliance for disposing of garbage

Word Forms

administer	verb	work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of
dispose	verb	throw or cast away

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Entsorgung

die Macht, etwas oder jemanden zu nutzen

🇫🇷French

élimination

le pouvoir d'utiliser quelque chose ou quelqu'un

🇪🇸Spanish

desecho

el poder de usar algo o alguien

🇮🇹Italian

disposizione

il potere di usare qualcosa o qualcuno

🇳🇱Dutch

beschikbaarheid

de macht om iets of iemand te gebruiken

🇵🇹Portuguese

disposição

o poder de usar algo ou alguém

🇷🇺Russian

утилизация

возможность использовать что-то или кого-то

India

🇮🇳Hindi

निपटान

किसी चीज़ या व्यक्ति का उपयोग करने की शक्ति

🇧🇩Bengali

নিষ্পত্তি

কিছু বা কাউকে ব্যবহার করার ক্ষমতা

🇮🇳Tamil

அகற்றல்

ஏதாவது அல்லது யாரையாவது பயன்படுத்துவதற்கான சக்தி

🇮🇳Telugu

పారవేయడం

ఏదైనా లేదా ఎవరినైనా ఉపయోగించగల శక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

विल्हेवाट

काहीतरी किंवा एखाद्याचा वापर करण्याची शक्ती

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિકાલ

કંઈક અથવા કોઈનો ઉપયોગ કરવાની શક્તિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಲೇವಾರಿ

ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಅಥವಾ ಯಾರನ್ನಾದರೂ ಬಳಸುವ ಶಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിർമാർജനം

എന്തെങ്കിലും അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ആരെയെങ്കിലും ഉപയോഗിക്കാനുള്ള ശക്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿਪਟਾਰੇ

ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਜਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਨੂੰ ਵਰਤਣ ਦੀ ਸ਼ਕਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

تصرف

کسی چیز یا کسی کو استعمال کرنے کی طاقت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

处理

使用某物或某人的权力

🇯🇵Japanese

廃棄

何かまたは誰かを使用する力

🇰🇷Korean

처분

무언가 또는 누군가를 사용할 수 있는 힘

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xử lý

sức mạnh để sử dụng một cái gì đó hoặc ai đó

🇹🇭Thai

การกำจัด

อำนาจในการใช้บางสิ่งบางอย่างหรือบางคน

🇮🇩Indonesian

pembuangan

kekuatan untuk menggunakan sesuatu atau seseorang

🇵🇭Filipino

pagtatapon

kapangyarihang gumamit ng isang bagay o isang tao

🇲🇾Malay

pelupusan

kuasa untuk menggunakan sesuatu atau seseorang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تصرف

القدرة على استخدام شيء ما أو شخص ما

🇮🇷Persian

دفع

قدرت استفاده از چیزی یا کسی

🇹🇷Turkish

imha etmek

bir şeyi veya birini kullanma gücü

🇮🇱Hebrew

רְשׁוּת

הכוח להשתמש במשהו או מישהו

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The primary meaning of 'disposal' is 'the power to use something or someone'.

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Using 'disposal' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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