dispensˈable adjective

1. Able to be dispensed with, expendable, inessential
2. Able to be dispensed
3. Pardonable (archaic)

dispensˈableness noun

dispensˈably adverb

dispensˈary noun

A place where medicines, etc are dispensed and medical care given (esp formerly, gratis; now eg in a hospital or school)

dispensation /dis-pən-sāˈshən/ noun

1. The act of dispensing or dealing out
2. Administration (of justice, etc)
3. The regulation or ordering of events by God, Providence or nature
4. A religious or political system specific to a community or period
5. Licence or permission to neglect a rule, esp of church law in the Roman Catholic Church
6. Ground of exemption

dispensāˈtional adjective

dispensˈative adjective

Granting dispensation

dispensˈatively adverb

disˈpensātor noun

1. A dispenser
2. A distributor
3. An administrator

dispensˈatorily adverb

dispensˈatory adjective

Granting dispensation

A book containing medical prescriptions

dispensedˈ adjective

dispensˈer noun

1. A person who dispenses, esp a pharmacist who dispenses medicines
2. A container, or machine that gives out (a commodity) in prearranged quantities

dispensing optician noun

One who fits and sells spectacles and contact lenses but is not qualified to prescribe them

dispense with

1. To permit the lack of
2. To disregard, forgo or waive
3. To do without