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| dis·pense [ di spénss ] (past and past participle dis·pensed, present participle dis·pens·ing, 3rd person present singular dis·pens·es) |
transitive verb |
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1. provide service: to give a service or advice to several recipients
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2. supply product: to supply something such as food, drink, or money automatically on insertion of payment or a card
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3. pharmacology supply medicines: to supply medicine according to a prescription
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| [14th century. Via French< Latin dispensare< dispendere "weigh out" < pendere "weigh"] |
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