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dosage


dos·age

noun \ˈdō-sij\

Definition of DOSAGE

1
a : the addition of an ingredient or the application of an agent in a measured dose b : the presence and relative representation or strength of a factor or agent
2
a : dose 2 b (1) : the giving of a dose (2) : regulation or determination of doses
3
: an exposure to some experience in or as if in measured portions

First Known Use of DOSAGE

circa 1867

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