expendable
Use Expendable in a sentence
də adjective
1.
capable of being expended.
2.
(of an item of equipment or supply) consumed in use or not reusable.
3.
considered to be not worth keeping or maintaining.
4.
Military. (of personnel, equipment, or supplies) capable of being sacrificed in order to accomplish a military objective.
noun
5.
Usually, expendables. an expendable person or thing.
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expendable (ɪkˈspɛndəbəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | that may be expended or used up |
| 2. | not essential; not worth preserving |
| 3. | able to be sacrificed to achieve an objective, esp a military one |
| —n | |
| 4. | something that is expendable |
| expenda'bility | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
They are abused and neglected, and they are expendable.
Downsizing and re-engineering made it clear that employees were expendable commodities, not.
Many of the aircraft cost several millions of dollars and are not exactly expendable.
All others are expendable except as they may serve the self's existence and the realization of its goals.
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