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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024dis•pen•sa•ble /dɪˈspɛnsəbəl/USA pronunciation adj. - capable of being dispensed with;
not necessary or essential:lots of dispensable items in the budget.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dis•pen•sa•ble (di spen′sə bəl),USA pronunciation adj. - capable of being dispensed with or done without;
not necessary or essential. - capable of being dispensed or administered:The money is not dispensable at present.
- Religion[Rom. Cath. Ch.]capable of being permitted or forgiven, as an offense or sin.
- Medieval Latin dispēnsābilis, equivalent. to Latin dispēns(āre) to distribute by weight (see dispense) + -ābilis -able
- 1525–35
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged expendable, unnecessary; unessential, unimportant, extraneous.
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