dispenser

Everyday

A dispenser is a machine or container that gives out a fixed amount of something when you press, pull or push it. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life there are soap dispensers in school toilets, hand sanitiser dispensers, water dispensers, tape dispensers, and cash dispensers (cash machines) at banks. In hygiene lessons, use the soap dispenser and wash hands well. Phrases: soap dispenser, water dispenser, tape dispenser, cash dispenser.

Examples

• Press the soap dispenser twice. tree →
• The tape dispenser is on the teacher's desk. tree →
• We filled our bottles at the water dispenser. tree →
• The cash dispenser gave Mum her money. tree →
• The hand gel dispenser is by the door. tree →
• The pet food dispenser feeds the cat at set times. tree →

Note

Countable: a dispenser, dispensers. Verb: dispense (to give out). Spelling: dis-pen-ser, with «s» not «c». «Cash dispenser» is British; also called «cash machine» or «ATM».