HyperDic: expendable

English > 2 senses of the word expendable:
ADJECTIVEallexpendablesuitable to be expended
allexpendable, spendable(used of funds) remaining after taxes
expendable > pronunciation
Soundsihkspeh'ndahbahl
Rhymesabdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl...
English > expendable: 2 senses > adjective 1
MeaningSuitable to be expended.
NarrowerconsumableMay be used up
sacrificeableMay be deliberately sacrificed to achieve an objective
See alsoinessential, unessentialnot basic or fundamental
replaceablecapable of being replaced
Oppositeunexpendablenot suitable to be expended / expended
Spanishconsumible, sacrificable, sustituible
Catalanconsumible
English > expendable: 2 senses > adjective 2
Meaning(used of funds) remaining after taxes.
Synonymspendable
BroaderdisposableFree or available for use or disposition
Spanishprescindible

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