dispensation

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of dispensing or dealing out; distribution
2. (countable, uncountable) The distribution of good and evil by God to man.
3. (countable, uncountable) That which is dispensed, dealt out, or given; that which is bestowed on someone
4. (countable, uncountable) A system of principles, promises, and rules ordained and administered; scheme; economy
5. (countable, uncountable) The relaxation of a law in a particular case; permission to do something forbidden, or to omit doing something enjoined; exemption.
6. (countable, uncountable) The relaxation of a law in a particular case; permission to do something forbidden, or to omit doing something enjoined; exemption.

Synonyms

distribution

dispensing

permission

allocation

leave

apportionment

license

disposition

authorization

doctorate

emancipation

exemption

exoneration

formulation

grace

immunity

impartation

issue

liberation

licence

ordinance

permit

quittance

recipe

release

relief

remission

remittal

shrift

supply

granting immunity

compounding medicine

special exemption

dispensing with

empowerment

management

pharmacy

jail delivery

acquittance

batch formula

approval

circulation

clearance

compounding

deliverance

delivery

dispersion

disregard

Translations

Austeilung

Verteilung

dispensa

distribution

permissie

vergunning

verlof

Erlaubnis

Zuteilung

autorisation

dispensation

licentia

toestemming

άδεια

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪsˌpɛnˈseɪʃən/

Etymology

From Old French despensacion, from Latin dispensātiō. By surface analysis, dispens(e) + -ation.