English Explanatory Dictionary

expendable

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Able to be expended; not inexhaustible.
  2. Designed for a single use; not reusable.
  3. Not essential or mandatory in order to achieve a goal.
  4. Regarded as not worth preserving or saving; able to be sacrificed.
noun
  1. An expendable person or object; usually used in the plural.

Pronunciation

/ɪkˈspɛndəbəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-expendable.wav

Word forms

expendable more expendable most expendable expendables

Etymology

From expend + -able.

Synonyms

exhaustible finite limited dispensable disposable throwaway adjunct redundant superfluous collateral inconsiderable sacrificable worthless

Derived words

nonexpendable unexpendable expendability expendably
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