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   disposal

   /dɪˈspəʊzl/

   noun

   • 1. the action or process of getting rid of something: "the disposal of radioactive waste" Similar throwing awaygetting rid ofdiscardingjettisoningejectionscrappingdestructioninformal:dumpingditchingchuckingchucking outchucking away
   • ▪ a device fitted to the waste pipe of a kitchen sink for grinding up food waste: informal North American "garbage disposals that never worked"
   • ▪ the action of overcoming a rival or threat: "England's 4-0 disposal of Turkey"
   • 2. the sale of shares, property, or other assets: "the disposal of his shares in the company" Similar distributionhanding outgiving outgiving awayallotmentallocationdonationtransfertransferencemaking overconveyancebestowalbequestsale
   • 3. the arrangement of something: literary "she brushed her hair carefully, as if her success lay in the sleek disposal of each gleaming black thread" Similar arrangementarrangingorderingpositioningplacementlining upsetting uporganizationdispositionmarshallingmusteringgroupinggatheringdressing

   Scrabble Points: 11

   • D

     2

   • I

     1

   • S

     1

   • P

     3

   • O

     1

   • S

     1

   • A

     1

   • L

     1

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