expendable
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ex·pend·a·ble
(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.
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expendable
(ɪkˈspɛndəbəl)adj
1. that may be expended or used up
2. not essential; not worth preserving
3. able to be sacrificed to achieve an objective, esp a military one
n
something that is expendable
exˌpendaˈbility n
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ex•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.
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Adj. | 1. | expendable - suitable to be expended replaceable - capable of being replaced unexpendable - not suitable to be expended |
2. | ![]() disposable - free or available for use or disposition; "every disposable piece of equipment was sent to the fire"; "disposable assets" |
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expendable
adjective dispensable, unnecessary, unimportant, replaceable, nonessential, inessential Once we're of no more use to them, we're expendable.
necessary, essential, vital, crucial, indispensable, key
necessary, essential, vital, crucial, indispensable, key
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