Definition
a dispute: a conflict, an argument, a fight, a disagreement
to dispute (something): to contest, to question, to argue about, to disagree with (something)
I plan to dispute these extra charges. I absolutely disagree with them so I'm going to discuss the matter with the telephone company.
- "I've settled some of my more difficult business disputes in there."
- "Her responsibilities include recruitment, managing personnel and mediating staff disputes."
- "Bruno and Horatio's Miracle Juices, a fledgling juice and smoothie bar, caused a stir last month when their "miraculous" juices allegedly cured a man of his loneliness, reunited a lost parrot with his lover, and helped settle a bitter dispute between a chicken and an egg."
- "Acted as intermediary between acrobats and management during 1992 labor dispute"
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