disposal
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (4)
- the power to use something or someone“used all the resources at his disposal”
- a method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business affairs)Synonyms: administration
- the act or means of getting rid of somethingSynonyms: disposition
- a kitchen appliance for disposing of garbageSynonyms: electric piggarbage disposal
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Disposal \Dis*pos"al\, n. [From Dispose.]
1.The act of disposing, or disposing of, anything; arrangement; orderly distribution; a putting in order; as, the disposal of the troops in two lines. [1913 Webster]
2.Ordering; regulation; adjustment; management; government; direction. [1913 Webster]
The execution leave to high disposal.— Milton.[1913 Webster]
3.Regulation of the fate, condition, application, etc., of anything; the transference of anything into new hands, a new place, condition, etc.; alienation, or parting; as, a disposal of property. [1913 Webster]
A domestic affair of great importance, which is no less than the disposal of my sister Jenny for life.— Tatler.[1913 Webster]
4.Power or authority to dispose of, determine the condition of, control, etc., especially in the phrase at, or in, the disposal of. [1913 Webster]
The sole and absolute disposal of him an his concerns.— South.
Syn: Disposition; dispensation; management; conduct; government; distribution; arrangement; regulation; control. [1913 Webster]