consumableadj.n.

Brit.

/kənˈsjuːməbl/, U.S.

/kənˈs(j)uməb(ə)l/

Forms: 1500s 1700s–1800s consumeable, 1500s– consumable.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: consume v.¹, -able suffix.

Etymology: < consume v.¹ + -able suffix. Compare Middle French, French (rare) consumable able to be destroyed (14th cent. in Middle French, subsequently from 1845), French consommable suitable for consumption (1758). Compare later consumptible adj., consumptible n.

A. adj.

a. Of a foodstuff: suitable for consumption, edible.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > qualities of food > [adjective] > edible

conceivablec1443

serviceablea1475

comestible1483

eatable1483

consumable1547

receptible1574

meatable1577

consumptible1579

devourable1603

food-fit1608

edible1611

manducable1614

esculent1626

cibarious1656

mandible1656

deglutible1661

eduliousa1682

edule1699

swallowable1818

christena1838

touchable1845

munchable1868

gorgeable1883

noshable1966

1547 I. B. Bryefe & Plaine Declaracion sig. B.i^v The papistes, that wyll take vpon them to fetche Iesu Christe out of heauen, into a piece of breade, whyche is consumable.

1771 A. Young Farmer's Tour E. Eng. I. viii. 431 Carrots and potatoes..are consumable by live stock.

1837 Foreign Q. Rev. Jan. 160/2 The bones and fat being apportioned at the same price to purchaser in proportion to the weight of consumable meat that he demands.

1856 Brit. Farmer's Mag. 29 89/1 Cross-breeds..contain less consumable food than the pure breeds.

1957 Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 47 383/1 They [sc. chocolate beans] had the advantage of being consumable as food and were regularly eaten in the form of a drink.

2001 B. Simmen et al. in F. Bongers et al. Nouragues viii. 101 The biomass of consumable matter in fruit..cannot ensure an all-fruit diet for the primate community.

b. Able to be destroyed, esp. by fire; combustible.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > a combustible substance > [adjective]

combustible1529

consumable1574

combustious1593

fire-fit1595

burnable1611

touchy1629

exustible1633

piceous1646

fireable1662

flagrable1669

deflagrablea1691

displosive1712

empyreal1780

flammable1813

the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > [adjective] > able to be burnt or combustible

combustible1529

consumable1574

combustious1593

fire-fit1595

adustible1611

burnable1611

exustible1633

piceous1646

ustorious1725

empyreal1780

1574 C. Vitell tr. H. Niclaes Prophetie Spirit of Loue vi. f. 15^v According to the Nature of a corrupted and earthlie, consumable, or mortall Man.

1648 Bp. J. Wilkins Math. Magick ii. xii. 248 Asbestos, being incombustible, and not consumable by fire.

1670 T. Brooks Wks. (1867) VI. 207 If a consumable body be not able to endure burning flames for a day.

1738 D. Tovey Anglia Judaica 26 They first burnt every thing belonging to them, that was consumable by Fire.

1840 G. M. Bussey Hist. Napoleon II. xxxix. 274 The prisoners..had been seen running from palace to palace, setting fire to everything consumable.

1857 N. Hawthorne Jrnl. 8 July in Eng. Notebks. (1997) II. vi. 316 The palace took fire and was consumed, so far as consumable.

1957 R. Levy Social Structure of Islam x. 490 Another [variety of mineral] is aetherial, oil-like and consumable by fire.

1999 P. Lepp & B. Lepp Monster Stick 115 Getting a fire going was even harder. All the consumable wood within three miles had been gathered long ago.

2. Of a commodity: intended to be used up or worn out by use. Cf. durable adj. 2b.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > merchandise > [adjective] > types of goods

homemade1565

consumable1692

in nature1719

inconsumable1785

soft1833

tenderable1868

orderable1872

self-serve1918

offshore1947

house-made1972

the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > using up, expending, or consuming > [adjective]

spendible1483

spendablea1500

consumptive1680

consumable1692

1692 J. Locke Some Considerations Lowering Interest 19 If we import more consumable Commodities than we export, our Money must go out to pay for them.

1703 tr. S. von Pufendorf Of Law of Nature & Nations v. vii. 31/2 The Loan of a..Consumable Commodity is founded upon this Condition, that the same Quantity and Quality be return'd in kind.

1743 W. MacBean Constit. Germany iii. iii. 114 The Right of determining the Price of consumable Things.

1841 I. D'Israeli Amenities Lit. II. 158 The prices at which all consumable articles were to be sold.

1860 Hunt's Merchants' Mag. Sept. 320 Money is not a consumable commodity, and it is therefore uniformly cheapened by an increased supply.

1920 H. G. Wells Outl. Hist. xxxvii. 614/2 ‘Consumable goods’ is a phrase we would have understood in the widest sense to represent even such things as a journey, a lecture or theatrical entertainment, housing, medical advice; and so forth.

1960 Design July 32/2 A cheap toothbrush..might put the toothbrush into the category of a consumable item.

2004 M. Imber & T. van Geel Educ. Law (ed. 3) iii. 110 Consumable materials such as workbooks, tests, and answer sheets may not be copied.

B. n. Usually in plural.

A commodity that is intended to be used up or worn out by use.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > merchandise > [noun] > consumer goods

consumable1722

consumption goods1890

consumer goods1901

consumer durable goods1936

current goods1936

1722 T. Stackhouse Miseries & Great Hardships Inferiour Clergy 119 The Dearness of every Consumable we buy.

1733 W. Oldisworth tr. W. Goślicki Accomplished Senator i. ii. 40 All Provisions or Consumables, necessary to the Support of Human Life..are furnished by the Husbandman and the Shepherd.

1802 W. Taylor in J. W. Robberds Mem. W. Taylor (1843) I. 408 The price of consumables has not augmented.

1858 H. Hughes Treat. on Sociol. ii. i. 85 Man..is both a producer and a product; a consumer and a consumable.

1914 J. A. Hobson Work & Wealth x. 122 The swift expansion of commerce brings great quantities of foods and other consumables from remote countries.

1988 Computer Weekly 9 June 14/1 (advt.) Buy a PageLaser12 and you'll pay way under the odds for the consumables you need to run it.

2005 R. Basu & J. N. Wright Total Operations Solutions iii. 23 We would consider a BIC ballpoint pen to be a consumable, but a £100 Parker pen could be said to be a durable.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	consumable
释义	consumableadj.n. Brit. /kənˈsjuːməbl/, U.S. /kənˈs(j)uməb(ə)l/ Forms: 1500s 1700s–1800s consumeable, 1500s– consumable. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: consume v.¹, -able suffix. Etymology: < consume v.¹ + -able suffix. Compare Middle French, French (rare) consumable able to be destroyed (14th cent. in Middle French, subsequently from 1845), French consommable suitable for consumption (1758). Compare later consumptible adj., consumptible n. A. adj. 1. a. Of a foodstuff: suitable for consumption, edible. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > qualities of food > [adjective] > edible conceivablec1443 serviceablea1475 comestible1483 eatable1483 consumable1547 receptible1574 meatable1577 consumptible1579 devourable1603 food-fit1608 edible1611 manducable1614 esculent1626 cibarious1656 mandible1656 deglutible1661 eduliousa1682 edule1699 swallowable1818 christena1838 touchable1845 munchable1868 gorgeable1883 noshable1966 1547 I. B. Bryefe & Plaine Declaracion sig. B.i^v The papistes, that wyll take vpon them to fetche Iesu Christe out of heauen, into a piece of breade, whyche is consumable. 1771 A. Young Farmer's Tour E. Eng. I. viii. 431 Carrots and potatoes..are consumable by live stock. 1837 Foreign Q. Rev. Jan. 160/2 The bones and fat being apportioned at the same price to purchaser in proportion to the weight of consumable meat that he demands. 1856 Brit. Farmer's Mag. 29 89/1 Cross-breeds..contain less consumable food than the pure breeds. 1957 Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 47 383/1 They [sc. chocolate beans] had the advantage of being consumable as food and were regularly eaten in the form of a drink. 2001 B. Simmen et al. in F. Bongers et al. Nouragues viii. 101 The biomass of consumable matter in fruit..cannot ensure an all-fruit diet for the primate community. b. Able to be destroyed, esp. by fire; combustible. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > a combustible substance > [adjective] combustible1529 consumable1574 combustious1593 fire-fit1595 burnable1611 touchy1629 exustible1633 piceous1646 fireable1662 flagrable1669 deflagrablea1691 displosive1712 empyreal1780 flammable1813 the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > [adjective] > able to be burnt or combustible combustible1529 consumable1574 combustious1593 fire-fit1595 adustible1611 burnable1611 exustible1633 piceous1646 ustorious1725 empyreal1780 1574 C. Vitell tr. H. Niclaes Prophetie Spirit of Loue vi. f. 15^v According to the Nature of a corrupted and earthlie, consumable, or mortall Man. 1648 Bp. J. Wilkins Math. Magick ii. xii. 248 Asbestos, being incombustible, and not consumable by fire. 1670 T. Brooks Wks. (1867) VI. 207 If a consumable body be not able to endure burning flames for a day. 1738 D. Tovey Anglia Judaica 26 They first burnt every thing belonging to them, that was consumable by Fire. 1840 G. M. Bussey Hist. Napoleon II. xxxix. 274 The prisoners..had been seen running from palace to palace, setting fire to everything consumable. 1857 N. Hawthorne Jrnl. 8 July in Eng. Notebks. (1997) II. vi. 316 The palace took fire and was consumed, so far as consumable. 1957 R. Levy Social Structure of Islam x. 490 Another [variety of mineral] is aetherial, oil-like and consumable by fire. 1999 P. Lepp & B. Lepp Monster Stick 115 Getting a fire going was even harder. All the consumable wood within three miles had been gathered long ago. 2. Of a commodity: intended to be used up or worn out by use. Cf. durable adj. 2b. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > merchandise > [adjective] > types of goods homemade1565 consumable1692 in nature1719 inconsumable1785 soft1833 tenderable1868 orderable1872 self-serve1918 offshore1947 house-made1972 the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > using up, expending, or consuming > [adjective] spendible1483 spendablea1500 consumptive1680 consumable1692 1692 J. Locke Some Considerations Lowering Interest 19 If we import more consumable Commodities than we export, our Money must go out to pay for them. 1703 tr. S. von Pufendorf Of Law of Nature & Nations v. vii. 31/2 The Loan of a..Consumable Commodity is founded upon this Condition, that the same Quantity and Quality be return'd in kind. 1743 W. MacBean Constit. Germany iii. iii. 114 The Right of determining the Price of consumable Things. 1841 I. D'Israeli Amenities Lit. II. 158 The prices at which all consumable articles were to be sold. 1860 Hunt's Merchants' Mag. Sept. 320 Money is not a consumable commodity, and it is therefore uniformly cheapened by an increased supply. 1920 H. G. Wells Outl. Hist. xxxvii. 614/2 ‘Consumable goods’ is a phrase we would have understood in the widest sense to represent even such things as a journey, a lecture or theatrical entertainment, housing, medical advice; and so forth. 1960 Design July 32/2 A cheap toothbrush..might put the toothbrush into the category of a consumable item. 2004 M. Imber & T. van Geel Educ. Law (ed. 3) iii. 110 Consumable materials such as workbooks, tests, and answer sheets may not be copied. B. n. Usually in plural. A commodity that is intended to be used up or worn out by use. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > merchandise > [noun] > consumer goods consumable1722 consumption goods1890 consumer goods1901 consumer durable goods1936 current goods1936 1722 T. Stackhouse Miseries & Great Hardships Inferiour Clergy 119 The Dearness of every Consumable we buy. 1733 W. Oldisworth tr. W. Goślicki Accomplished Senator i. ii. 40 All Provisions or Consumables, necessary to the Support of Human Life..are furnished by the Husbandman and the Shepherd. 1802 W. Taylor in J. W. Robberds Mem. W. Taylor (1843) I. 408 The price of consumables has not augmented. 1858 H. Hughes Treat. on Sociol. ii. i. 85 Man..is both a producer and a product; a consumer and a consumable. 1914 J. A. Hobson Work & Wealth x. 122 The swift expansion of commerce brings great quantities of foods and other consumables from remote countries. 1988 Computer Weekly 9 June 14/1 (advt.) Buy a PageLaser12 and you'll pay way under the odds for the consumables you need to run it. 2005 R. Basu & J. N. Wright Total Operations Solutions iii. 23 We would consider a BIC ballpoint pen to be a consumable, but a £100 Parker pen could be said to be a durable. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1547
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