misdispense
/mɪsdɪsˈpɛns/
misdispense verb: to dispense incorrectly or amiss.
Verb
misdispense (third-person singular simple present misdispenses, present participle misdispensing, simple past and past participle misdispensed)
- To dispense incorrectly or amiss.
- Even in a case where the doctor and the pharmacist somehow misprescribed and misdispensed, it seems obvious that the consumer would see that the product was for weight loss and would not accept it in place of an allergy relief medication.1981, The United States Patents Quarterly - Volume 209, page 74
- In America, local radio stations shaped the pop environment; in Britain, everything was obstructed, diluted, mishandled and misdispensed by BBC Radio, which had no idea what pop music was, didn't know how long it would last, didn't like or approve of it, and so hardly bothered to adapt to its...2000, Michael Gray, Song & Dance Man III: The Art of Bob Dylan, page 88
Noun
misdispense (plural misdispenses)
- An act of misdispensing.
- As for machine-made mistakes — the "misdispense rate" — it is lower with Citibank's system than "any automated dispensing device that we know of," Judd said.1979 October 15, Marguerite Zientara, “Citibank Starts 273-Branch 'Universal Teller'”, in Computerworld, volume 13, number 42, page 11
- If a loss occurs as a result of a problem or "misdispense" at an ATM, adjustment policies and procedures are in place which provide for a return of funds, if appropriate.1996, United States, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Banking and Financial Services. Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, Electronic Benefit Transfer Systems and...
Forms of misdispense
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | misdispenses |
| present participle | misdispensing |
| past participle | misdispensed |
| past | misdispensed |
| Noun | |
| plural | misdispenses |
Origin of misdispense
From mis- + dispense.
Questions about misdispense
- What does misdispense mean?
- Misdispense means to dispense incorrectly or amiss.
- What part of speech is misdispense?
- Misdispense can be a verb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce misdispense?
- Misdispense is pronounced /mɪsdɪsˈpɛns/.
- What is the past tense of misdispense?
- The past tense of misdispense is misdispensed.
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