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Discarding vs Disposition - What's the difference?

discarding | disposition |

As nouns the difference between discarding and disposition

is that discarding is the act by which something is discarded; a throwing away while disposition is disposal.

As a verb discarding

is .

discarding

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which something is discarded; a throwing away.
  • (in the plural) Discarded material.
    • the usual discardings of country folk

    disposition

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The arrangement or placement of certain things.
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  • Tendency or inclination under given circumstances.
  • Temperamental makeup or habitual mood.
  • *
    • He was, indeed, a lad of a remarkable disposition ; sober, discreet, and pious beyond his age...
  • Control over something.
  • (label) Transfer or relinquishment to the care or possession of another.
  • (label) Final decision or settlement.
  • (label) The destination of a patient after medical treatment such as surgery.
  • (label) The set of choirs of strings on a harpsichord.

    • Derived terms

    * dispositional * ambulatory disposition * disposition hearing * testamentary disposition

    Related terms

    * dispose * disposal * dispositive * predisposition

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To remove or place in a different position.

    • Related terms

    * dispose * disposal * dispositive * predisposition ----