The meaning of DISPUTE is to engage in argument : debate; especially : to argue irritably or with irritating persistence. How to use dispute in a sentence.

dispute between/with sb/sth (and sb/sth) The dispute between Brazil and the United States over immigration checks continued.

The noun dispute means any conflict or disagreement. The countries were in the middle of a border dispute; both sides claimed the toxic waste dump belonged to the other. As a verb, dispute can mean to quarrel or argue, but it can also mean to take exception to something.

They could not settle their dispute. There is a labor dispute between workers and management. The two farmers are involved in a land dispute. There was a dispute [= disagreement] over/about what to do with the extra money.

There is no dispute about the sickening facts of the case. A dispute is an argument or disagreement between people or groups. They have won previous pay disputes with the …

Definition of dispute noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. an argument between two people, groups or countries; discussion about a subject on which people disagree. in dispute with somebody/something The union is in dispute with management over working hours.

When people dispute something, they fight for control or ownership of it. You can also say that one group of people dispute something with another group. The two countries have been disputing the ownership of the fleet. [VERB noun] Fishermen from Bristol disputed fishing rights with other countries. [VERB noun + with] ...a disputed border region.

Definition of dispute noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

DISPUTE meaning: 1. a disagreement, especially one that lasts a long time: 2. to disagree with something someone…. Learn more.

Those two are always disputing about something or other. disputed, disputing. Whether excessive time spent on the internet can be called an addiction is hotly disputed. Historians dispute this …