1
: the power or authority to make use of as one chooses : the power or authority to dispose of something
- The car was at my disposal.
2
: the act or process of disposing: such as
a
: orderly placement or distribution
- the disposal of troops along the ridge
b
: regulation, administration
c
: the act or action of presenting or bestowing (see bestow 4) something
- disposal of favors
- the disposal of property
d
: systematic destruction;
especially
: destruction or transformation of garbage
- trash disposal
- the disposal of nuclear waste
3
[garbage disposal unit]
: a device used to reduce waste matter (as by grinding) - putting food scraps down the disposal
