Expansion is the process of opening up a second, third, fourth, etc. physical dispensary. Expansion can also mean growing existing dispensary revenue by improving processes, updating technology, or eliminating waste.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
expansion (noun)1.
- expanse
2.
the act or process of - expanding territorial expansion economic expansion expansion of the universe
3.
the quality or state of being - expanded
4.
the increase in volume of working fluid (as steam) in an engine cylinder after cutoff or in an internal combustion engine after explosion
5.
a) an expanded part
b) something that results from an act of expanding - the book is an expansion of a lecture series
6.
the result of carrying out an indicated mathematical operation the expression of a function in the form of a series
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
expansion (noun)1.
something added (as by growth)
SYNONYMS:
accretion, accrual, addendum, addition, augmentation, boost, expansion, gain, increment, more, plus, proliferation, raise, rise, step-up, supplement, uptickRELATED WORDS:
accumulation, assemblage, collection, gathering; complement; accession, appendix, continuation, extension, uptrend, upturn; jump, run-up, spikeNEAR ANTONYMS:
deduction, subtraction2.
the act or process of going from the simple or basic to the complex or advanced
SYNONYMS:
elaboration, evolution, expansion, growth, progress, progressionRELATED WORDS:
advancement, betterment, improvement, perfection, refinement; incubation, maturation, maturing, ripening; blossoming, flourishing, flowering; addition, augmentation, enhancement, supplementation; emergence, evolvement, metamorphosisNEAR ANTONYMS:
backslide, lapse, relapse; decadence, decay, decaying, declension, declination, decline, degeneracy, degeneration, degradation, descent, deterioration, devaluation, downfall, downgrade, ebbing, falling, weakening3.
a wide space or area
SYNONYMS:
breadth, distance, expansion, extent, field, length, plain, reach, sheet, spread, stretch, wasteRELATED WORDS:
domain, sphere, territory; compass, range, scope, sweep; gamut, scale, spectrum; depth, emptiness, void; extension, latitude, span; amplitude, immensity, magnitudeExpansion (Wikipedia)
Expansion (Wiktionary)
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French expansion, from Latin expānsiō. By surface analysis, expand + -sion.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɪkˈspænʃən/
- Hyphenation: ex‧pan‧sion
Noun
expansion (countable and uncountable, plural expansions)
- An act, process, or instance of expanding.
- The fractional change in unit length per unit length
growth, enlargement, proliferation, extension, amplification
