Words / B2

di-SPOHZL/dɪˈspəʊzl/

Disposal is getting rid of something: waste disposal; disposal of assets. At your disposal means available for you to use. Dispose of is the verb (not dispose something). Dump is informal and often illegal. Do not write “disposal to the bin” — use disposal of. UK: fly-tipping vs legal disposal.

Meaning

The act of getting rid of something; also at your disposal (available for you to use).

Examples

• “Safe disposal of clinical waste is tightly regulated.”
• “A car was placed at their disposal during the visit, which is the “available” idiom.”

Good to know

disposal of waste / assets; waste disposal. Verb: dispose of (not dispose + object). Idiom: at your disposal. Informal illegal: dump.

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