DISPENSATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The act of dispensing (giving out in portions)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("dispensation" is a kind of...):

distribution (the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning)

Derivation:

dispense (give or apply (medications))

dispense (administer or bestow, as in small portions)

Meaning:

An exemption from some rule or obligation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("dispensation" is a kind of...):

license; permission; permit (the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dispensation"):

variance (an official dispensation to act contrary to a rule or regulation (typically a building regulation))

Derivation:

dispense (grant a dispensation; grant an exemption)

Meaning:

A share that has been dispensed or distributed

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("dispensation" is a kind of...):

part; percentage; portion; share (assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group)

Derivation:

dispense (give or apply (medications))

dispense (administer or bestow, as in small portions)