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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ex•pend•a•ble /ɪkˈspɛndəbəl/USA pronunciation adj. - capable of being spent or expended:The city has a million dollars of expendable funds for street repair.
- not worth keeping or maintaining:Lives must be saved, but the equipment is expendable.
n. [countable] - Usually, expendables. [plural] an expendable person or thing.
ex•pend•a•bil•i•ty /ɪkˌspɛndəˈbɪlɪti/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]See -pend-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ex•pend•a•ble (ik spen′də bəl),USA pronunciation adj. - capable of being expended.
- (of an item of equipment or supply) consumed in use or not reusable.
- considered to be not worth keeping or maintaining.
- Military(of personnel, equipment, or supplies) capable of being sacrificed in order to accomplish a military objective.
n. - Usually, expendables. an expendable person or thing.
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