The committee has limited resources at its disposal.
We have $100,000 at our disposal to provide food for homeless people.
More powerful guns are at the disposal of criminals than ever before.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
disposal — [[t]dɪspo͟ʊz(ə)l[/t]] 1) PHRASE: usu PHR after v, v link PHR If you have something at your disposal, you are able to use it whenever you want, and for whatever purpose you want. If you say that you are at someone s disposal, you mean that you are … English dictionary
disposal — dis‧pos‧al [dɪˈspəʊzl ǁ ˈspoʊ ] noun 1. [uncountable] when someone gets rid of something they no longer need or want: disposal of • European Community environment ministers agreed to tighten controls on the production, transport and disposal of… … Financial and business terms
something is at your disposal — (something) is at (your) disposal something is available to be used by you. The committee has limited resources at its disposal. We have $100,000 at our disposal to provide food for homeless people. Usage notes: sometimes used in the form at the… … New idioms dictionary
disposal — disposal, disposition are frequently used without clear distinction when they mean the act or the power of disposing of something. However, when the emphasis is upon what shall be done with money, property, or possessions, disposal tends to imply … New Dictionary of Synonyms
disposal, disposition — Disposal refers to the act of getting rid of something by throwing away, giving away, burning, or assigning: The problem of waste disposal in this village is acute. What disposal will you make of these old clothes? Disposition also conveys the… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
disposal — [n1] parting with or throwing something away auctioning, bartering, chucking, clearance, conveyance, demolishing, demolition, destroying, destruction, discarding, dispatching, dispensation, disposition, dumping, ejection, jettison, jettisoning,… … New thesaurus
disposal — dis|pos|al [dıˈspəuzəl US ˈspou ] n 1.) [U] when you get rid of something disposal of ▪ the safe disposal of radioactive waste ▪ bomb disposal experts 2.) at sb s disposal available for someone to use ▪ Tanner had a lot of cash at his disposal … Dictionary of contemporary English
disposal — disposal1 /di spoh zeuhl/, n. 1. an act or instance of disposing; arrangement: the disposal of the troops. 2. a disposing of or getting rid of something: the disposal of waste material. 3. a disposing or allotting of, as by gift or sale; bestowal … Universalium
disposal — dis|pos|al [ dı spouzl ] noun ** 1. ) uncount the process of getting rid of something: disposal of: the disposal of nuclear waste at sea 2. ) count AMERICAN a GARBAGE DISPOSAL at your disposal available for you to use at any time: A car and… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
disposal — noun 1 (U) the act of getting rid of something (+ of): the safe disposal of radioactive waste 2 at sb s disposal available for someone to use: Tanner had a considerable amount of cash at his disposal. | sb is at your (complete) disposal (=someone … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
