TO DISPOSE OF

Definition: TO DISPOSE OF

TO DISPOSE OF

1. (a) To determine the fate of; to exercise the power of control over; to fix the condition, application, employment, etc. of; to direct or assign for a use. Freedom to order their actions and dispose of their possessions and persons. --Locke. (b) To exercise finally one's power of control over; to pass over into the control of some one else, as by selling; to alienate; to part with; to relinquish; to get rid of; as, to dispose of a house; to dispose of one's time. More water . . . than can be disposed of. --T. Burnet. I have disposed of her to a man of business. --Tatler. A rural judge disposed of beauty's prize. --Waller. Syn: To set; arrange; order; distribute; adjust; regulate; adapt; fit; incline; bestow; give.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Crosswords: TO DISPOSE OF

In Vietnam his job was to dispose of enemy personnel. (First Blood; writing credit: David Morrell; Michael Kozoll)

To want to dispose of a pigeon. (Poisoning Pigeons In The Park; performing artist: Tom Lehrer)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Brick Flat Pit. This pit was excavated to extract ore and was then used to dispose of sludge, an early and inefficient disposal method. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Is a man under the law of England? What made him free of that law? that is, to have the liberty to dispose of his actions and possessions according to his own will, within the permission of that law? A capacity of knowing that law; which is supposed by that law, at the age of one and twenty years, and in some cases sooner. (Second Treatise of Government)

Clause 2: The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States; and nothing in this Constitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice any Claims of the United States, or of any particular State. (reference)

The right of each of the Allied and Associated Powers to dispose of enemy assets and property within its jurisdiction at the date of the coming into force of the present Treaty is not affected by the foregoing provisions. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

There are yet two zeroes to dispose of.

He had not examined and weighed the right which man assumes to dispose of the irrevocable and the irreparable.

Before he quitted Redriff, he left the custody of the following papers in my hands, with the liberty to dispose of them as I should think fit.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Business

Farmers need to dispose of pesticides, herbicides and veterinary medicines properly, and it is important for them to have a clear plan for dealing with such wastes. (references)

Economic History

Russia

Also, both the U.S. and Russia will cooperate to dispose of excess military plutonium. (references)

Poland

Such a perpetual tenant has the right to dispose of its interest in the land by sale, gift, or bequest. (references)

Eq. Guinea

The law also permits investors to dispose of their property via sale, transfer or physical repatriation of moveable property. (references)

Human Rights

Brazil

A witness who testified before that committee identified the site of a mass grave in Acre that federal authorities believe Pascoal's organization used to dispose of at least eight murder victims. (references)

Political Economy

INDONESIA

The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) has recapitalized the banking system, but it has not moved quickly to dispose of assets acquired in the debt-restructuring process or to take on uncooperative debtors. (references)

Trade

Korea

In response to the 1997-98 financial crisis, the Korean government closed or merged scores of insolvent banks and financial institutions; by 2001 had injected upwards of $119 billion into the banking system, with plans to spend $22 billion more; set up the Korean Asset Management Corporation (KAMCO) to dispose of non-performing assets; required banks to raise their capital adequacy ratios to the BIS standard of 8%; introduced strengthened asset classification standards for banks; and imposed "forward-looking" criteria (FLC) to force the banks to provision adequately for non-performing loans, among other reforms. (references)

Women

Kyrgyz Republic

Data indicated that women were becoming less healthy, more abused, less able to work outside the home, and less able to dispose of their earnings independently. (references)

Worker Rights

Uruguay

Children over the age of 16 may sue in court for payment of wages, and children have the legal right to dispose of their own income. (references)

Bangladesh

Traffickers living abroad often arrive in a village and "marry" a woman, only to dispose of her upon arrival in the destination country, where women are sold by their new "friends" or "husbands" into bonded labor, menial jobs, or prostitution. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Danish

ret til at afhænde andele (right to dispose of shares), en regulering,der tilsigter at lette afsaetningen af landbrugsprodukter (rules which are designed to make it easier to dispose of agricultural products), disse aftaler skal goere det muligt for producenterne at afsaette de aftalte maengder (these agreements shall enable producers to dispose of the agreed quantities), afsaette den disponible produktion (to dispose of the available Production), afhænde et selskabs aktiverne (to dispose of the assets of a company). (various references)

Dutch

recht aandelen over te dragen (right to dispose of shares), persoon die gemachtigd is over het pluimvee te beschikken (person authorized to dispose of the poultry), in het belang van de schuldeisers vastgelegde beperking van de beschikkingsbevoegdheid (inability to dispose of property in the interest of the general body of creditors), een regeling ter vergemakkelijking van de afzet van landbouwprodukten (rules which are designed to make it easier to dispose of agricultural products), een radio-en-of televisietoestel afschaffen (to dispose of a radio and-or television set), deze overeenkomsten maken het de producenten mogelijk,de overeengekomen hoeveelheden af te zetten (these agreements shall enable producers to dispose of the agreed quantities), de beschikbare produktie verkopen (to dispose of the available Production), de activa van een vennootschap vervreemden (to dispose of the assets of a company). (various references)

French

liquider (to clear for payment, to credit, to sell, to settle). (various references)

German

verfügen über (have, have at one's disposal). (various references)

Greek 

ρύθμιση η οποία αποσκοπεί να διευκολύνει τη διάθεση των γεωργικών προ2bόντων (rules which are designed to make it easier to dispose of agricultural products), ρευστοποιώ το ενεργητικό εταιρείας (to dispose of the assets of a company), πρόσωπο που δικαιούται να διαθέτει τα πουλερικά (person authorized to dispose of the poultry), προωθεί τη διαθέσιμη παραγωγή (to dispose of the available Production), οι συμφωνίες αυτές επιτρέπουν στους παραγωγούς να διαθέτουν τις συμφωνηθείσες ποσότητες (these agreements shall enable producers to dispose of the agreed quantities), δικαίωμα εκχώρησης μεριδίων (right to dispose of shares). (various references)

Hungarian

temetési engedély (permission to dispose of a body), végrendeletileg rendelkezik vmiről (to dispose of sg by will), rendelkezik idejével (to dispose of one's time), étkezést elfogyaszt (to dispose of a meal), ételt elfogyaszt (to dispose of a meal), árut elad (to dispose of an article, to dispose of goods), árut értékesít (to dispose of an article, to dispose of goods). (various references)

Italian

tali accordi consentono ai produttori di esitare i quantitativi convenuti (these agreements shall enable producers to dispose of the agreed quantities), una regolamentazione destinata ad agevolare lo smercio dei prodotti agricoli (rules which are designed to make it easier to dispose of agricultural products), realizzare l'attivo di una societ� (to dispose of the assets of a company), persona abilitata a decidere del pollame (person authorized to dispose of the poultry), indisponibilit� imposta nell'interesse della massa (inability to dispose of property in the interest of the general body of creditors), esitare la produzione disponibile (to dispose of the available Production), diritto di cedere le quote sociali (right to dispose of shares). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

譲る (to assign, to convey, to hand over, to sell, to surrender, to transmit, to turn over, to yield), 計らう (to arrange, to manage, to talk over), 片付く (to finish, to get married, to put in order, to solve), 取り計らう (to arrange, to deal with, to manage, to settle), 取り回す (to manage, to rotate in one's hands, to treat), 弁ずる (to carry through, to discriminate, to distinguish, to manage), 弁じる (to argue, to carry through, to discriminate, to distinguish, to manage, to speak, to talk), 売り飛ばす (to sell off), 売り払う . (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

べ�"ずる (to answer the purpose, to carry through, to discriminate, to distinguish, to make convenient, to manage, will do), べ�"じる (to answer the purpose, to argue, to carry through, to discriminate, to distinguish, to make convenient, to manage, to speak, to talk, will do), うりはらう, うりとばす (to sell off), かたづく (to finish, to get married, to put in order, to solve), ゆずる (to assign, to convey, to hand over, to sell, to surrender, to transmit, to turn over, to yield), はからう (to arrange, to manage, to talk over), とりまわす (to manage, to rotate in one's hands, to treat), とりはからう (to arrange, to deal with, to manage, to settle). (various references)

Pig Latin

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Portuguese

uma regulamentação destinada a facilitar o escoamento de produtos agrícolas (rules which are designed to make it easier to dispose of agricultural products), pessoa habilitada a dispor das aves de capoeira (person authorized to dispose of the poultry), liquidar os activos de uma sociedade (to dispose of the assets of a company), estes acordos permitirão aos produtores o escoamento das quantidades neles estabelecidas (these agreements shall enable producers to dispose of the agreed quantities), escoar a produção disponível (to dispose of the available Production), direito de ceder partes sociais (right to dispose of shares). (various references)

Spanish

una regulación destinada a facilitar la comercialización de los productos agrícolas (rules which are designed to make it easier to dispose of agricultural products), persona habilitada para disponer de las aves de corral (person authorized to dispose of the poultry), estos acuerdos permitirán a los productores dar salida a las cantidades convenidas (these agreements shall enable producers to dispose of the agreed quantities), derecho a transmitir partes sociales (right to dispose of shares), convertir los activos de la sociedad en dinero (to dispose of the assets of a company). (various references)

Swedish

en reglering som är utformad för att underlätta avsättningen av jordbruksprodukter (rules which are designed to make it easier to dispose of agricultural products), dessa avtal skall göra det möjligt för producenterna att avsätta överenskomna kvantiteter (these agreements shall enable producers to dispose of the agreed quantities). (various references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-3 letters: deposits, footsies, isotopes, osteoids, topsides.

-4 letters: deposit, despots, dispose, dopiest, foisted, foodies, footies, footsie, isodose, isopods, isotope, osteoid, podites, posited, potsies, softies, sopited, sopites, spoofed, stooped, topside.

-5 letters: deists, depots, desist, despot, dipsos, estops, feists, fisted, foetid, foists, foodie, footed, footie, isopod, odists, ootids, otiose, pestos, pissed, pistes, podite, poised, poises, posies, posits.

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