dispense

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

dis·pense [dispense dispenses dispensed dispensing] BrE [dɪˈspens] NAmE [dɪˈspens] verb
1. ~ sth (to sb) (formal)to give out sth to people
•The machine dispenses a range of drinks and snacks.
2. ~ sth (to sb) (formal)to provide sth, especially a service, for people
•The organization dispenses free health care to the poor.
•to dispense justice/advice
3. ~ sth to prepare medicine and give it to people, as a job
•to dispense a prescription
• (BrE)to dispense medicine
• (BrE)a dispensing chemist
Derived: ↑dispense with somebody
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin dispensare ‘continue to weigh out or disburse’, from the verb dispendere, based on pendere ‘weigh’.

Example Bank:
•He dispensed hospitality lavishly in an effort to win votes.
•He was responsible for dispensing justice on the island.
•His employer had decided to dispense with his services.
•It is illegal to dispense drugs to children under sixteen.
•Let's dispense with the formalities and get straight down to business.
•Once you are more confident walking again, you can dispense with the walking stick.
•Only qualified pharmacists can dispense prescriptions.
•A pharmacist will never dispense a prescription unless he or she knows it is genuine.
•His role is to dispense advice and control the budget.
•The ethanol should be available from any dispensing chemist.