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dispense

The correct spelling is dispense.

How to pronounce dispense

/dɪsˈpɛns/
noun

IPA: /dɪsˈpɛns/

Say it like: Dis-pen-se

The correct spelling is dispense. Cost, expenditure. For example: "to dispense justice"

Usage Examples

to dispense justice

An optician can dispense spectacles.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.Cost, expenditure.
  2. 2.The act of dispensing, dispensation.

verb

  1. 1.To issue, distribute, or give out.
  2. 2.To apply, as laws to particular cases; to administer; to execute; to manage; to direct.
  3. 3.To supply or make up a medicine or prescription.
  4. 4.To give a dispensation to (someone); to excuse.
  5. 5.To compensate; to make up; to make amends.

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