dispensary

[ dih-spen-suh-ree ]

noun

, plural dis·pen·sa·ries.

1. a place where something is dispensed, especially medicines.
2. a charitable or public facility where medicines are furnished and free or inexpensive medical advice is available.

dispensary

/ dɪˈspɛnsərɪ; -srɪ /

noun

1. a place where medicine and medical supplies are dispensed

Word History and Origins

Origin of dispensary¹

1690–1700; < Medieval Latin dispēnsāria storeroom, equivalent to Latin dispēns ( āre ) to dispense + -āria -ary

Example Sentences

She then joined her sister at her small dispensary, where she provided poor women medications, health advice and referrals to charities.

From Washington Post

So she drove to Hollywood and pulled into a parking space outside a dispensary.

From Washington Post

Projections show Lemon Grove taking in about $350,000 annually from the sale of medicinal cannabis from every operating dispensary, with one business currently open and another slated to open in early 2021.

From Voice of San Diego

Stockton University, SUNY Morrisville and Colorado State University at Pueblo offer undergraduate minors to prepare students for careers in dispensary operations, manufacturing and law.

From Washington Post

Founded in 2014, the family-owned business operates dispensaries rooted in a patient-centric approach.

From TechCrunch

This year, the dispensary is launching its sale on Thanksgiving, carrying over into Black Friday.

From The Daily Beast

Thus far, the most talked-about Green Friday hotspot is Denver dispensary the Grass Station.

From The Daily Beast

Few applicants had a location nailed down to accommodate their indoor cultivation and dispensary needs.

From The Daily Beast

But the dispensary business is built on fictions that make it almost inherently non-law-abiding.

From The Daily Beast

One day it did accompany her to the knowledge dispensary, Which to every rule and precedent was recklessly contrary.

From Project Gutenberg

Aided by the dean and chapter he established the first dispensary for the poor at Carlisle.

From Project Gutenberg

Why, my father kept on his dispensary in the days when the practice was at its best.

From Project Gutenberg

From that moment the travelling dispensary was locked up, and the doctor was the only one to profit by its contents.

From Project Gutenberg

The dispensary doctor dines off a table which once graced the parlour of a parish priest.

From Project Gutenberg

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