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disposable

[dih-spoh-zuh-buhl] Origin

dis·pos·a·ble

[dih-spoh-zuh-buhl]
adjective
1.
designed for or capable of being thrown away after being used or used up: disposable plastic spoons; a disposable cigarette lighter.
2.
free for use; available: Every disposable vehicle was sent.
noun
3.
something disposable after a single use, as a paper cup, plate, or napkin.

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Disposable is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.

Origin:
1645–55; dispose + -able

dis·pos·a·bil·i·ty, dis·pos·a·ble·ness, noun
dis·pos·a·bly, adverb
non·dis·pos·a·ble, adjective
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disposable (dɪˈspəʊzəbəl)
 
adj
1.  designed for disposal after use: disposable cups
2.  available for use if needed: disposable assets
 
n
3.  something, such as a baby's nappy, that is designed for disposal
4.  (plural) short for disposable goods
 
disposa'bility
 
n
 
dis'posableness
 
n

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Word Origin & History

disposable
1640s, from dispose + -able. In the modern sense, first recorded 1943; originally of diapers, soon of everything; replaced throw-away (1928). First recorded use of disposable income is from 1948.
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