disposal

Disposal is defined as getting rid of or giving away.

(noun)

An example of disposal is donating old clothes.

The definition of a disposal is an electrical device installed under a sink drain that is used to grind up food waste before it goes down the drain.

(noun)

An example of a disposal is what you'd use to chop up apple peels before they go into the kitchen drain.

See disposal in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the act of disposing; specif.,
1. arrangement in a particular order: the disposal of furniture in a room
2. a dealing with matters or settling of affairs
3. a giving away; transfer; bestowal
4. a getting rid of
the power to dispose of
a device installed in the drain of a kitchen sink to grind up garbage that is then flushed down the drain

See disposal in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A particular order, distribution, or placement: a pleasing disposal of plants and lawn.
A particular method of attending to or settling matters.
Transference by gift or sale.
The act or process of getting rid of something.
An electric device installed below a sink that grinds garbage so it can be flushed away.
The liberty or power to dispose of: funds at our disposal.

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