disposal Значение & определение

Значение на disposal на български

• 0 the act of getting rid of something, especially by throwing it away:

  • waste disposal

  • the disposal of hazardous substances

  • I would take you if I could, but I don't have a car at my disposal this week.

  • Having sold the house she had a large sum of money at her disposal (= to spend as she wanted).

• 1 the act of getting rid of something:

  • the disposal of toxic wastes

• 2 the act or process of getting rid of something, especially by throwing it away:

  • This agency regulates the disposal of hazardous substances.

  • The manufacturing process is being changed in an effort to reduce waste disposal costs.

• 3 something that is sold by a company, such an asset, property, or part of its business, or the act of doing this:

  • The company is looking at the disposal of non-core operations.

  • The official blamed lower sales on the disposal last year of assets that did not fit into the retail-and-luxury empire the company is trying to craft.

  • make a disposal The supermarkets group is required by the competition authorities to make disposals as a condition of the merger.

  • Sales by volume, excluding acquisitions and disposals, rose 3%, up from 2.5% in the first quarter.

  • No firm timetable was set for asset disposals.

  • The company has launched a disposal programme to generate cash.

• 4 a situation in which it is stated that a debt does not need to be paid or will never be paid:

  • The company also put aside 5.29 billion yen in reserves for disposal of bad debt.

• 5 available to someone:

  • Advertising and public relations specialists have a range of techniques at their disposal.

  • It's great that we have this innovative technology at our disposal.

  • The booming company has many billions at its disposal to fund new initiatives and acquisitions.