dispenses
Gives out portions
Dispenses is the third-person singular form of dispense, meaning to distribute, give out, or provide something to recipients.
A pharmacist dispenses medication; a machine dispenses snacks or tickets.
The clinic dispenses free vaccines to anyone who walks in.
To dispense with something means to do away with it or manage without it: Let's dispense with the formalities and get down to business.
Distributes for specific purposes
- apportionsDivides and distributes
- allotsDistributes by portions
- disbursesPays out officially
- dolesDistributes in portions
parcels · deals · shares · portions · rations · issues · supplies · delivers
Manages or dispenses
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- rulingsAuthoritative decisions on matters
- sentencesPunishments or complete thoughts
- verdictsFormal trial conclusions
penalties · punishment · fines · decrees · decisions · orders · pronounces · renders
Medicinal dispensary
- prescriptionMedical dispensing authorization
- pharmacistMedicine dispensing professional
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
- pillSolid medicine dose
tablet · capsule · syrup · inhaler · insulin · vaccine · antibiotic · ointment
Support given freely
- reliefEasing of distress
- donationsGifts to organizations
- almsGifts to the destitute
- welfareComfort and prosperity
assistance · supplies · grants · benefits · handouts · provisions · clothing · blankets
Selling through machines
- ATMAutomated banking kiosk
- kioskStandalone public booth
- automatCoin-operated cafeteria
- slotNarrow slit for insertion
ticket · gumball · soda · snack · coffee · ice · water · coin-operated
Insufficiency of something needed
- shortageDeficient supply of necessities
- quotaFixed assigned amount
- austerityEnforced economic stringency
- wartimePeriod of armed conflict
coupons · allocation · conservation · stockpile · provisioning · emergency · survival · meager
allocates
Distributes for specific purposes
- apportionsDivides and distributes
- allotsDistributes by portions
- disbursesPays out officially
doles · parcels · deals · shares · portions · rations · issues · supplies · delivers · provides
administers
Manages or dispenses
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- rulingsAuthoritative decisions on matters
- sentencesPunishments or complete thoughts
verdicts · penalties · punishment · fines · decrees · decisions · orders · pronounces · renders · adjudicates
pharmacy
Medicinal dispensary
- prescriptionMedical dispensing authorization
- pharmacistMedicine dispensing professional
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
pill · tablet · capsule · syrup · inhaler · insulin · vaccine · antibiotic · ointment · medication
aid
Support given freely
welfare · assistance · supplies · grants · benefits · handouts · provisions · clothing · blankets · necessities
vending
Selling through machines
slot · ticket · gumball · soda · snack · coffee · ice · water · coin-operated · touchscreen
scarcity
Insufficiency of something needed
- shortageDeficient supply of necessities
- quotaFixed assigned amount
- austerityEnforced economic stringency
wartime · coupons · allocation · conservation · stockpile · provisioning · emergency · survival · meager · limited
dispensescollects
Gathers and keeps
gathers · accumulates · hoards · amasses · stockpiles
- soap dispenserContainer releasing liquid cleanser
- tape dispenserDevice dispensing adhesive strips
- dispense withEliminate as unnecessary
- paper towel dispenserDevice dispensing absorbent sheets
- coin dispenserDevice distributing metal currency
- ice dispenserDevice releasing frozen cubes
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