Dispute - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |dɪˈspjuːt|  American pronunciation of the word dispute
Brit.  |dɪˈspjuːt|  British pronunciation of the word dispute

noun

- a disagreement or argument about something important (syn: conflict, difference)
he had a dispute with his wife
- coming into conflict with (syn: contravention)

verb

- take exception to (syn: challenge, gainsay)
- have a disagreement over something (syn: altercate, argufy, quarrel, scrap)

Extra examples

You can dispute your bill if you believe it is inaccurate.

These estimates are hotly disputed by scientists.

No one ever disputed that it was the right decision.

The source of the text has been disputed for centuries.

They could not settle their dispute.

There is a labor dispute between workers and management.

The two farmers are involved in a land dispute.

The government and the farmers are disputing about the land for the airport.

Nobody disputed that Davey was clever.

Her honesty was never disputed.

Fishermen from Bristol disputed fishing rights with the Danes.

The company admitted the liability but disputed the amount of damages.

The firm is involved in a legal dispute with a rival company.

He got into a dispute over a taxi fare.

Every effort was made to settle the dispute, but without success.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: dispute
he/she/it: disputes
present participle: disputing
past tense: disputed
past participle: disputed
noun
singular: dispute
plural: disputes
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