What is another word for dispenses?

Pronunciation: [dɪspˈɛnsɪz] (IPA)

The term 'dispenses' refers to the act of providing or giving out something to someone. There are several synonyms for the word 'dispenses', including 'distributes', 'issues', 'allocates', 'delivers', 'hands out', and 'disburses'. 'Distributes' means to divide and share something among people. 'Issues' generally refers to official authorization or instructions given by an authority figure. 'Allocates' describes the process of assigning funds or resources to specific purposes. 'Delivers' refers to the act of bringing something to a specific location. 'Hands out' can be used to describe the act of distributing something directly to individuals. 'Disburses' typically relates to the payment of money or funds.

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Usage examples for Dispenses

He provides, and she dispenses; he gives commandments, and she rules by them; he rules her by authority, and she rules him by love; she ought by all means to please him, and he must by no means displease her."
"Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists"
Washington Irving
In translating Boccaccio's Falls of Princes he dispenses with stylistic ornament.
"Early Theories of Translation"
Flora Ross Amos
Lady Betty, you see, Madam, in her letter, dispenses with punctilo, avowedly in compliment to you.
"Clarissa, Volume 5 (of 9)"
Samuel Richardson

Famous quotes with Dispenses

  • There is another side to chivalry. If it dispenses leniency, it may with equal justification invoke control.
    Freda Adler
  • Beauty is indeed a good gift of God; but that the good may not think it a great good, God dispenses it even to the wicked.
    Saint Augustine
  • If you go to most third world countries, the older woman dispenses advice to the arguing couple while other members of the family, or even the village, sit around and listen. It is no big deal.
    Trisha Goddard
  • When the mind withdraws into itself and dispenses with facts it makes only chaos.
    Edith Hamilton
  • Your second-hand bookseller is second to none in the worth of the treasures he dispenses.
    Leigh Hunt

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