Main Entry:

dis·pos·al

Pronunciation:

\di-ˈspō-zəl\

Function:

noun

Date:

1630

1: the power or authority to dispose or make use of as one chooses <the car was at my disposal>2: the act or process of disposing: as a: orderly placement or distribution b: regulation, administration c: the act or action of presenting or bestowing something <disposal of favors> d: systematic destruction ; especially : destruction or transformation of garbage 3 [garbage disposal unit] : a device used to reduce waste matter (as by grinding)