disposal

dis-pos-al · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The act of getting rid of something.

  2. 2.

    The power or right to use something as one wishes.

  3. 3.

    The arrangement or positioning of something.

  4. 4.

    (North American) A garbage disposal unit in a sink.

Related words

Antonyms: acquisition, retention
See also: discard, dispose, removal
Synonyms: arrangement, discarding, elimination, removal

Etymology

From dispose with the noun suffix -al. The base word derives from Old French disposer, from Latin disponere meaning "to arrange, distribute." First recorded in English in the 17th century.