[dis.pos.al] n (1630) 1: the power or authority to dispose or make use of as one chooses "the car was at my ~"
2: the act or process of disposing: as a: orderly placement or distribution b: regulation, administration c: the act or action of presenting or bestowing something "~ of favors" d: systematic destruction; esp: destruction or transformation of garbage 3 [garbage disposal unit]: a device used to reduce waste matter (as by grinding)