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View synonyms for consumable

consumable

[ kuhn-soo-muh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. able or meant to be consumed, as by eating, drinking, or using:

    consumable goods.

  2. liable to be used up or depleted:

    comsumable resources.



noun

  1. Usually consumables. something that is produced to be consumed, as processed food or fuel.

consumable

/ kənˈsjuːməbəl /

adjective

  1. capable of being consumed


noun

  1. usually plural goods intended to be bought and used; consumer goods

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Other Words From

  • con·suma·bili·ty noun
  • noncon·suma·ble adjective
  • uncon·suma·ble adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of consumable1

First recorded in 1635–45; consume + -able

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Example Sentences

If the shell hits anything, then that further destruction has to be added to the diminution of consumable goods.

But it is not generally known how large a quantity of consumable stores and baggage go in a well-supported mail packet.

Fleets and armies are maintained, not with gold and silver, but with consumable goods.

The rest must all be sent abroad, and exchanged for consumable goods of some kind or other.

Their expense is taxed, by taxing the consumable commodities upon which it is laid out.

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