expendable
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expendable
- /ɪkˈspɛndəbəl/
adjective more expendable · most expendable
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Able to be expended; not inexhaustible.
Oil and other expendable resources are frequently the subject of military disputes.
Similar: exhaustible, finite, limited
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Designed for a single use; not reusable.
The anti-aircraft rocket is fired from an expendable launch platform.
Similar: dispensable, disposable, throwaway
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Not essential or mandatory in order to achieve a goal.
The research department was deemed expendable, and its funding was not renewed.
Similar: adjunct, dispensable, redundant, superfluous
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Regarded as not worth preserving or saving; able to be sacrificed.
In the internecine rivalries of large corporations, whole departments may become expendable in the execution of one executive's power play.
Similar: collateral, inconsiderable, sacrificable, worthless
noun expendables
- An expendable person or object; usually used in the plural. Private Johnson was afraid the Lieutenant considered him an expendable, since he was always picked as point man.
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adj able to be expended
| Español | agotable |
|---|---|
| Português | esgotável |
| Français | consommable |
| Deutsch | erschöpflich, erschöpfbar, begrenzt vorhanden, endlich |
| Ελληνικά | αναλώσιμος analósimos |
| Русский | невозобновля́емый nevozobnovljájemyj |
adj designed for a single use
| Español | desechable, fungible |
|---|---|
| Português | descartável |
| Français | jetable |
| Deutsch | nicht wiederverwertbar, einweg-, wegwerf- |
| Русский | однора́зовый odnorázovyj |
adj not essential or mandatory
| Español | prescindible, expendible, defectible |
|---|---|
| Français | facultatif |
| Deutsch | verzichtbar, entbehrlich, überflüssig |
| Русский | необяза́тельный neobjazátelʹnyj |
adj not worth preserving or saving
| Español | sacrificable |
|---|---|
| Português | sacrificável |
| Français | sacrifiable |
| Deutsch | verzichtbar, aufgebbar |
| Русский | расхо́дный rasxódnyj, расхо́дуемый rasxódujemyj |
noun expendable person or object
| Español | expendible |
|---|
Talk about this word "expendable." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/expendable. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. expendable. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/expendable "expendable." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/expendable.Cite this
@misc{expendable_2026,
title = {expendable},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/expendable},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
