Dispensing

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act by which something is dispensed or served out.

    "One tank furnishes enough oxygen for 30 dispensings."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of dispense form-of, gerund, participle, present

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"In the year 2000, the French health system had been selected by the WHO as the best performing in terms of dispensing and organizing healthcare."

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