expendable

Meaning

Adj

1. Able to be expended; not inexhaustible.
2. Designed for a single use; not reusable.
3. Not essential or mandatory in order to achieve a goal.
4. Regarded as not worth preserving or saving; able to be sacrificed.

Noun

An expendable person or object; usually used in the plural.

Synonyms

spendable

dispensable

disposable

unessential

take-home

available

not durable

extrinsic

irrevocable

net

Translations

prescindible

entbehrlich

sacrificável

esgotável

remplaçable

superfluo

sacrificabile

facultatif

aufwendig

inessencial

εξοδεύσιμος

αναλώσιμος

διαθέσιμος

abkömmlich

consumible

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪkˈspɛndəbəl/

Etymology

From expend + -able.