dispensary
Americannoun
plural
dispensaries-
a place where something is dispensed, especially medicines.
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a charitable or public facility where medicines are furnished and free or inexpensive medical advice is available.
noun
Etymology
Origin of dispensary
1690–1700; < Medieval Latin dispēnsāria storeroom, equivalent to Latin dispēns ( āre ) to dispense + -āria -ary
Example Sentences
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It had been measuring the required 500-foot distance between schools and dispensaries from door to door, not from property line to property line.
Kiloh said that between state and local taxes, his legal dispensary customers end up paying 47% in taxes on their purchase.
From Los Angeles Times
From the outside, it looks like your standard-issue corporate dispensary, largely because of where it is.
From Salon
The bill had the support of the United Food and Commercial Workers union, which has unionized workers at dozens of dispensaries and grow facilities in California.
From Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a motion Tuesday to “deplatform” illegal cannabis dispensaries, seeking their removal from Google, Yelp and other online platforms.
From Los Angeles Times
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