Synonyms for

Dispensing

Verb / dɪˈspensɪŋ / Another word for dispensing — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

the act of giving out or distributing something, especially medicine, to people who need it

Synonyms & similar words

lot dispense allot deal meteout dealout doleout dishout distribute parcelout administer shellout distributing issuing providing supplying administering apportioning portioning rationing sharing allotting meting partitioning disbursing

Example sentences

  1. The vending machine is dispensing snacks and drinks.
  2. The doctor is dispensing medicine to the patient.
  3. The teacher is dispensing homework to the students.
  4. The post office is dispensing stamps to the customers.
  5. The ATM is dispensing cash to the account holder.

Quotes

  • Dispensing with time and space altogether, the camera reproduces only the image and the sound. - Ingmar Bergman
  • The greatest use of a life is to spend it on something that will outlast it. Dispensing it around on trivia is not an intelligent use of life. - William James
  • I have found that the greatest help in meeting any problem is to know where you yourself stand. That is, to have in words what you believe and are acting from. If you have this, you have the equivalent of a compass or an omniscient oracle - something that will give you a course to steer by. Otherwise you are drifting - or being drifted. - Napoleon Hill

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