"dispensing" meaning in English

See dispensing in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: dispensings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dispensing (plural dispensings)
  1. The act by which something is dispensed or served out.
    Sense id: en-dispensing-en-noun-ecwFJ9UJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} dispensing
  1. present participle and gerund of dispense Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: dispense
    Sense id: en-dispensing-en-verb-u~s2JDXp

Inflected forms

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