DISPOSAL
Dictionary entry overview: What does disposal mean?
• DISPOSAL (noun)
The noun DISPOSAL has 4 senses:
1. the power to use something or someone
2. a method of tending to (especially business) matters
3. the act or means of getting rid of something
4. a kitchen appliance for disposing of garbage
Familiarity information: DISPOSAL used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• DISPOSAL (noun)
Meaning:
The power to use something or someone
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Context example:
used all the resources at his disposal
Hypernyms ("disposal" is a kind of...):
power; powerfulness (possession of controlling influence)
Meaning:
A method of tending to (especially business) matters
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
administration; disposal
Hypernyms ("disposal" is a kind of...):
direction; management (the act of managing something)
Domain category:
business; business enterprise; commercial enterprise (the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "disposal"):
line management (administration of the line functions of an organization; administration of activities contributing directly to the organization's output)
judicature; justice (the administration of law; the act of determining rights and assigning rewards or punishments)
conducting (the way of administering a business)
organisation; organization (the act of organizing a business or an activity related to a business)
running (the act of administering or being in charge of something)
polity (shrewd or crafty management of public affairs)
Meaning:
The act or means of getting rid of something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
disposition; disposal
Hypernyms ("disposal" is a kind of...):
deed; effort; exploit; feat (a notable achievement)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "disposal"):
appointment ((law) the act of disposing of property by virtue of the power of appointment)
lending; loaning (disposing of money or property with the expectation that the same thing (or an equivalent) will be returned)
sewage disposal (the disposal of sewage)
mine disposal (the disposal of explosive mines)
abandonment (the voluntary surrender of property (or a right to property) without attempting to reclaim it or give it away)
giving (disposing of property by voluntary transfer without receiving value in return)
comb-out (the act of carefully weeding out unwanted things or people)
Meaning:
A kitchen appliance for disposing of garbage
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
electric pig; garbage disposal; disposal
Hypernyms ("disposal" is a kind of...):
kitchen appliance (a home appliance used in preparing food)
