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expendable

Pronunciation: /ɪkˈspɛndəbəl/

The English word “expendable” has 5 meanings listed here.

adjective

  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

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

Etymology

From expend + -able.

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