Word Definition

Dispense

  1. Expense; profusion; outlay.
  2. To give dispensation.
  3. To pay for; to atone for.
  4. To deal out in portions; to distribute; to give; as, the steward dispenses provisions according directions; Nature dispenses her bounties; to dispense medicines.
  5. Dispensation; exemption.
  6. To compensate; to make up; to make amends.
  7. To exempt; to excuse; to absolve; -- with from.
  8. To apply, as laws to particular cases; to administer; to execute; to manage; to direct.