expendable
pronunciation
How to pronounce expendable in British English:
UK [ɪkˈspendəbl]
How to pronounce expendable in American English:
US [ɪkˈspɛndəbəl]
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- Adjective:
- suitable to be expended
- (used of funds) remaining after taxes
Word Origin
- expendable (adj.)
- 1805, from expend + -able.
Example
- 1. And innocent people 's lives are not expendable .
- 2. So that makes me expendable ?
- 3. The ants are quite expendable , unfortunately .
- 4. My humanoid body is expendable .
- 5. In a war anything can be expendable - equipment or gasoline or men .