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Synonyms for dispensation

  • noun

Most common

privilege exemption administration stewardship indulgence

All synonyms

Noun

1. Exemption

exemption, privilege, permission, license US, licence UK, immunity, release, waiver

Other

administration, indulgence, scheme, stewardship, distribution, visitation, disposition, allotment, economy, apportionment, disposal, abandonment

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The act of dispensing or dealing out; distribution

    a fair dispensation of money

Forms

Plural
dispensations → exemptions, privileges, permissions, licenses…

Example sentences

  • privilege It is a great privilege to be with you in Tatoeba.
  • exemption You have a personal tax exemption of 500,000 yen.
  • administration He's in charge of administration at the hospital.
  • stewardship The organization promotes responsible stewardship of natural resources.
  • indulgence His parents are tolerant of his self-indulgence.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
dispensationsteady
privilegesteady
exemptionfalling
administrationfalling
stewardshiprising
indulgencesteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters
scheme1, waiver2
7 letters
release2, economy4, license2, licence2
8 letters
disposal3, immunity4
9 letters
privilege2, exemption3, allotment3
10 letters
permission3, visitation4, indulgence3
11 letters
disposition4, abandonment4, stewardship3
12 letters
distribution4
13 letters
apportionment4
14 letters
administration5

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (waiver2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
dérogation
Italiano
deroga
Español
derogación
Deutsch
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