noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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UK:/dɪsˈpɛnsəɹi/
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rhymes with -ɛnsəɹi
CMU ARPABET:D IH0 S P EH1 N S ER0 IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:D IH1 S P EH0 N S EH2 R IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A place or room where something is dispensed
An institution that dispenses medical supplies and advice.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A place or room where something is dispensed
A retail establishment that sells marijuana and related supplies to customers with a prescription to use it for medical purposes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dispo
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A place or room where something is dispensed
Synonym of pharmacy, particularly one included in a hospital that does not act as a point of sale.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pharmacy, particularly one included in a hospital that does not act as a point of sale
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
clinic where medicine and medical supplies are dispensed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: clinic
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
38 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
dispensari
— place for dispensing
Czech:
výdejna
— place for dispensing
Finnish:
jakelupiste
— place for dispensing
Finnish:
-varasto
— place for dispensing
French:
dispensaire
— place for dispensing
German:
Arzneimittelausgabe
— place for dispensing
German:
Medikamentenausgabe
— place for dispensing
German:
Ausgabestelle für Medikamente
— place for dispensing
German:
Krankenhausapotheke
— place for dispensing
Italian:
dispensario
— place for dispensing
Spanish:
dispensario
— place for dispensing
Chinese Mandarin:
藥房 /药房
(yàofáng)
— office for dispensing drugs
Czech:
výdejna
— office for dispensing drugs
Dutch:
apotheek
— office for dispensing drugs
Finnish:
lääkekaappi
— office for dispensing drugs
Finnish:
apteekki
— office for dispensing drugs
German:
Apotheke
— office for dispensing drugs
Māori:
whakaipurangi rongoā
— office for dispensing drugs
Spanish:
dispensario
— office for dispensing drugs
Welsh:
fferyllfa
— office for dispensing drugs
Armenian:
դիսպանսեր
(dispanser)
— institution that dispenses medical supplies and advice
Belarusian:
дыспансэ́р
(dyspansér)
— institution that dispenses medical supplies and advice
Bulgarian:
диспансе́р
(dispansér)
— institution that dispenses medical supplies and advice
Dutch:
gezondheidscentrum
— institution that dispenses medical supplies and advice
Dutch:
kliniek
— institution that dispenses medical supplies and advice
Finnish:
terveydenhoitajan vastaanotto
— institution that dispenses medical supplies and advice
French:
dispensaire
— institution that dispenses medical supplies and advice
German:
Dispensaire
— institution that dispenses medical supplies and advice
Italian:
dispensario
— institution that dispenses medical supplies and advice
Japanese:
保健室
(hokenshitsu)
— institution that dispenses medical supplies and advice
Kazakh:
диспансер
(dispanser)
— institution that dispenses medical supplies and advice
Romanian:
dispensar
— institution that dispenses medical supplies and advice
Russian:
диспансе́р
(dispansɛ́r)
— institution that dispenses medical supplies and advice
Spanish:
dispensario
— institution that dispenses medical supplies and advice
Spanish:
expendeduría
— institution that dispenses medical supplies and advice
Swedish:
dispensär
— institution that dispenses medical supplies and advice
Turkish:
dispanser
— institution that dispenses medical supplies and advice
Ukrainian:
диспансе́р
(dyspansér)
— institution that dispenses medical supplies and advice
