dispense
verb
uk/dɪˈspens/ us [ T ]
to provide something such as a service, money, or information:
dispense advice/information A personal financial manager will dispense advice on investments.
The County Federation of Labor is dispensing $3 million in aid to unemployed hotel and airport workers.
[ T ] COMMERCE
if a machine dispenses a product or cash, it gives it out when someone puts in money or a special number:
The company makes vending machines that dispense drinks and snacks.
The machines not only dispense cash but also accept deposits and transfer balances.
[ I or T ]
to prepare medicines as a job and give or sell them to people:
dispense drugs/medication/medicine
Hundreds of wrong prescriptions have been dispensed.
Phrasal verb
dispense with sth/sb