Associations to the word «Expendable»

Wiktionary

EXPENDABLE, adjective. Able to be expended; not inexhaustible.
EXPENDABLE, adjective. Designed for a single use; not reusable.
EXPENDABLE, adjective. Not essential or mandatory in order to achieve a goal.
EXPENDABLE, adjective. That which is regarded as not worth preserving or saving; able to be sacrificed.
EXPENDABLE, noun. An expendable person or object; usually used in the plural.

Dictionary definition

EXPENDABLE, adjective. Suitable to be expended.
EXPENDABLE, adjective. (used of funds) remaining after taxes; "spendable income".

Wise words

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