disposal

noun

Saydis-POH-zuhlUS/dɪˈspoʊzəl/UK/dɪˈspəʊzəl/AUSdi-SPOH-zuhl/dɪˈspəʉ.zəl/

5 meanings of disposal

1
nouncountable
The act of throwing away or getting rid of something you no longer want.
Like taking out the trash so your house stays clean.
The town offers free disposal of old furniture once a year.
Careful disposal of the broken glass kept everyone safe.
Similarremoval, dumping, discarding, destruction, elimination
2
noununcountable
The right or freedom to use something however you want.
Like having a key that lets you use anything in the room whenever you like.
The hotel put a private car at our disposal during the trip.
With the whole library at her disposal, she read all day.
Similarservice, command, use, control
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3
nouncountable
A machine under the kitchen sink that grinds up food scraps and washes them away.
Like a blender built into your sink for food scraps.
The disposal jammed when she dropped a spoon down the drain.
Dad fixed the disposal under the kitchen sink last weekend.
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4
nouncountable
The way things are arranged, sorted, or placed in order.
Like the way you set up chess pieces before a game.
The general studied the disposal of his troops on the map.
She admired the neat disposal of books across the shelves.
Similararrangement, layout, ordering, placement, configuration
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5
nouncountable
A kick or handball used to pass the ball to a teammate in Australian football.
Like a pass in basketball that moves the ball to a teammate.
He finished the match with thirty disposals.
Her quick disposal sent the ball to a teammate near the goal.
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Origin

It comes from the word "dispose" plus the ending "-al".