Collocations for "dispense"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "dispense" in context.
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dispense
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- [machine, vending machine, ATM] that dispenses
- dispenses [cash, money, beverages, snacks, water]
- dispense [drugs, pharmaceuticals, prescriptions]
- a [license, permit, agreement] to dispense [drugs]
- [approval, permission, clearance] to dispense [drugs]
- (not) licensed to dispense [drugs]
- dispense [punishment, a beating]
- dispense [the law, judgment, the verdict]
- dispensed the money [to, among]
- dispensed among her [friends, relatives, children]
- dispense [data, information, results]
- dispensing [wisdom, advice, jokes]
- dispense [completely, altogether] with
- dispense with [formalities, the preliminaries, introductions]