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expendable
ex·pend·a·ble E0285500 (ĭk-spĕn′də-bəl)adj.1. Subject to use or consumption: an expendable source.2. Not worth salvaging or reusing: expendable rocket boosters.3. Not strictly necessary; dispensable: an expendable budget item; expendable personnel.4. Open to sacrifice in the interests of gaining an objective, especially a military one: expendable civilian targets.n. Something expendable.expendable (ɪkˈspɛndəbəl) adj1. that may be expended or used up2. not essential; not worth preserving3. able to be sacrificed to achieve an objective, esp a military onensomething that is expendable exˌpendaˈbility nex•pend•a•ble (ɪkˈspɛn də bəl) adj. 1. capable of being expended. 2. consumed in use or not reusable. 3. considered to be not worth keeping or maintaining. n. 4. Usu., expendables. an expendable person or thing. [1795–1805] ex•pend`a•bil′i•ty, n. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | expendable - suitable to be expendedreplaceable - capable of being replacedunexpendable - not suitable to be expended | | 2. | expendable - (used of funds) remaining after taxes; "spendable income"spendabledisposable - free or available for use or disposition; "every disposable piece of equipment was sent to the fire"; "disposable assets" |
expendableadjective dispensable, unnecessary, unimportant, replaceable, nonessential, inessential Once we're of no more use to them, we're expendable. necessary, essential, vital, crucial, indispensable, keyTranslationsche pu essere sacrificatosacrificabileusabile una sola voltaAcronymsSeeexpenseexpendable
Synonyms for expendableadj dispensableSynonyms- dispensable
- unnecessary
- unimportant
- replaceable
- nonessential
- inessential
Antonyms- necessary
- essential
- vital
- crucial
- indispensable
- key
Synonyms for expendableadj suitable to be expendedRelated WordsAntonymsadj (used of funds) remaining after taxesSynonymsRelated Words |