expendable

== English == === Etymology === From expend +‎ -able. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪkˈspɛndəbəl/ === Adjective === expendable (comparative more expendable, superlative most expendable) Able to be expended; not inexhaustible. Designed for a single use; not reusable. Not essential or mandatory in order to achieve a goal. Regarded as not worth preserving or saving; able to be sacrificed. ==== Synonyms ==== (not inexhaustible): exhaustible, finite, limited (not reusable): dispensable, disposable, throwaway (not essential or mandatory): adjunct, dispensable, redundant, superfluous (not worth saving or preserving): collateral, inconsiderable, sacrificable, worthless ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === expendable (plural expendables) An expendable person or object; usually used in the plural. ==== Derived terms ==== expendability expendably ==== Translations ====