dispersement

Distribution across space

Dispersement is the act of dispersing or scattering—spreading things or people outward from a central point.

The word is rare, with dispersal and dispersion covering the same ground more commonly: The dispersement of funds took longer than expected.

When it does appear, it often concerns distribution of resources or personnel.

distribution

scattering

Distribution in many directions

dissemination · parceling · allotment · diffusion · disbursement · portioning · sharing · divvying · rationing · handing out

financial

payment

Fulfilling a financial obligation

outlay · remittance · settlement · distribution · allocation · funding · grant · subsidy · reimbursement · compensation

crowd

breakup

Romantic relationship's termination

displacement · evacuation · clearing · thinning · migration · exodus · diaspora · relocation · redistribution · decentralization

physical

scattering

Distribution in many directions

strewing · sowing · broadcasting · showering · dusting · spattering · spraying · casting · flinging · throwing

Opposites
spatial distribution

dispersementgathering

Collection of people meeting

collection · concentration · aggregation · clustering · accumulation

organizational unity

dispersementcollection

Gathered set of items

consolidation · unification · integration · coalescence · merger

Family

disperse, dispersed, dispersing, dispersal, dispersion, dispersive, disperser, sparse, sparsely

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