"expendable" meaning in English

See expendable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɪkˈspɛndəbəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-expendable.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more expendable [comparative], most expendable [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English expend Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English expendable From expend + -able. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|expend|-able|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English expend Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English expendable [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "est", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "est", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "est", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-dʰlom", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent noun", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-tḗr", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-trom", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-dʰlis", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ðlis", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-bilis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ābilis", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-able", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-able", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-able", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "expendable", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="expendable"> From expend + -able. Head templates: {{en-adj}} expendable (comparative more expendable, superlative most expendable)
  1. Able to be expended; not inexhaustible. Synonyms (not inexhaustible): exhaustible, finite, limited Translations (able to be expended): потребляем (potrebljaem) (Bulgarian), ehtyvä (Finnish), rajallinen (Finnish), consommable [feminine, masculine] (French), erschöpflich (German), erschöpfbar (German), begrenzt vorhanden (German), endlich (German), αναλώσιμος (analósimos) (Greek), yn-vaarail (Manx), yn-cheau (Manx), esgotável (Portuguese), невозобновля́емый (nevozobnovljájemyj) (Russian), so-chaitheamh (Scottish Gaelic), agotable (Spanish)
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  2. Designed for a single use; not reusable. Synonyms (not reusable): dispensable, disposable, throwaway Translations (designed for a single use): за еднократна употреба (za ednokratna upotreba) (Bulgarian), d'un sol ús (Catalan), kertakäyttöinen (Finnish), kertakäyttö- (Finnish), jetable [feminine, masculine] (French), nicht wiederverwertbar (German), einweg- (German), wegwerf- (German), descartável (Portuguese), однора́зовый (odnorázovyj) (Russian), so-chaitheamh (Scottish Gaelic), desechable (Spanish), fungible (Spanish)
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  3. Not essential or mandatory in order to achieve a goal. Synonyms (not essential or mandatory): adjunct, dispensable, redundant, superfluous Translations (not essential or mandatory): маловажен (malovažen) (Bulgarian), prescindible (Catalan), postradatelný (Czech), epäolennainen (Finnish), facultatif [masculine] (French), verzichtbar (German), entbehrlich (German), überflüssig (German), необяза́тельный (neobjazátelʹnyj) (Russian), so-chaitheamh (Scottish Gaelic), prescindible (Spanish), expendible (Spanish), defectible (Spanish)
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  4. Regarded as not worth preserving or saving; able to be sacrificed. Synonyms (not worth saving or preserving): collateral, inconsiderable, sacrificable, worthless Translations (not worth preserving or saving): prescindible (Catalan), sacrificable (Catalan), obětovatelný (Czech), uhrattavissa oleva (Finnish), arvoton (Finnish), sacrifiable [feminine, masculine] (French), verzichtbar (German), aufgebbar (German), sacrificável (Portuguese), расхо́дный (rasxódnyj) (Russian), расхо́дуемый (rasxódujemyj) (Russian), so-chaitheamh (Scottish Gaelic), sacrificable (Spanish)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: nonexpendable, unexpendable

Noun

IPA: /ɪkˈspɛndəbəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-expendable.wav [Southern-England] Forms: expendables [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree English expend Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English expendable From expend + -able. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|expend|-able|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English expend Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English expendable [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "est", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "est", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "est", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-dʰlom", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent noun", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-tḗr", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-trom", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-dʰlis", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ðlis", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-bilis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ābilis", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-able", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-able", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-able", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "expendable", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="expendable"> From expend + -able. Head templates: {{en-noun}} expendable (plural expendables)
  1. An expendable person or object; usually used in the plural. Derived forms: expendability, expendably Translations (expendable person or object): kertakäyttötavara (Finnish), expendible [neuter] (Spanish)
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Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "not worth preserving or saving",
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      "word": "расхо́дуемый"
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      "sense": "not worth preserving or saving",
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      "sense": "expendable person or object",
      "word": "kertakäyttötavara"
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