misdispense

verb
/mɪsdɪsˈpɛns/

Etymology

From mis- + dispense.

  1. derived from dispenso
  2. derived from dispenser
  3. prefixed as misdispense — “mis + dispense

Definitions

  1. To dispense incorrectly or amiss.

    • Even in a case where the doctor and the pharmacist somehow misprescribed and misdispensed, it seems obvious that the consumer would see that the product was for weight loss and would not accept it in place of an allergy relief medication.
  2. An act of misdispensing.

    • As for machine-made mistakes — the "misdispense rate" — it is lower with Citibank's system than "any automated dispensing device that we know of," Judd said.
    • If a loss occurs as a result of a problem or "misdispense" at an ATM, adjustment policies and procedures are in place which provide for a return of funds, if appropriate.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA