dispute (verb)

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• dispute — ► VERB 1) argue about. 2) question the truth or validity of (a statement or fact). 3) compete for; battle to win. ► NOUN 1) an argument. 2) a disagreement between management and employees that leads to industrial action. DERIVA …   English terms dictionary

• dispute — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, major, serious ▪ There is considerable dispute over the precise definition of ‘social class’ as a term. ▪ The incident sparked off a major dispute between the two countries. ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• dispute — dis·pute 1 /di spyüt/ vb dis·put·ed, dis·put·ing vi: to engage in a dispute disputing with management over contract terms vt: to engage in a dispute over disputing the correct application of the contract provision; esp: to oppose by argume …   Law dictionary

• dispute — di‧spute [dɪˈspjuːt,ˈdɪspjuːt] noun 1. [countable, uncountable] HUMAN RESOURCES a serious disagreement between two groups of people, especially a disagreement between workers and their employers in which the workers take action to protest: • The… …   Financial and business terms

• dispute — verb dɪ spju:t 1》 argue about (something).     ↘question the truth or validity of (a statement or alleged fact). 2》 compete for. 3》 archaic resist (a military landing or advance). noun dɪ spju:t, dɪspju:t a disagreement or argument. ↘a… …   English new terms dictionary

• dispute — is pronounced with the stress on the second syllable both as a noun and as a verb, but the tendency to stress the noun on the first syllable has become increasingly common, especially in the context of industrial relations …   Modern English usage

• dispute — dis|pute1 [ dı spjut ] noun count or uncount *** a serious disagreement, especially one between groups of people that lasts for a long time: dispute between: a territorial dispute between rival gangs dispute over: a dispute over pay dispute with …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• dispute — I UK [dɪˈspjuːt] / UK [ˈdɪspjuːt] / US [dɪˈspjut] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms dispute : singular dispute plural disputes *** a serious disagreement, especially one between groups of people that lasts for a long time dispute between: a …   English dictionary

• dispute — 1 noun (C, U) 1 SERIOUS DISAGREEMENT a situation in which two countries or groups of people quarrel or disagree with each other: a border dispute | A prolonged labor dispute disrupted rail services. 2 be beyond dispute if something is beyond… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• dispute — [[t]dɪspju͟ːt[/t]] ♦♦ disputes, disputing, disputed 1) N VAR: usu with supp, oft N with/over n, N between pl n A dispute is an argument or disagreement between people or groups. They have won previous pay disputes with the government...… …   English dictionary

• dispute */*/ — [ˈdɪspjuːt] , [dɪˈspjuːt] noun [C/U] I a serious disagreement, especially one that involves groups of people and lasts for a long time The two companies are still in dispute.[/ex] a territorial dispute between rival gangs[/ex] a dispute over… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English