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disposable
disposable income
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dispositive

dis·pos·i·tive [ diss pózzitiv ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
bringing about settlement of court case: deciding the final outcome of a court case

[Early 17th century. Directly or via French< medieval Latin dispositivus< disposit-, past participle of Latin disponere (see dispose)]
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