expendable: Meaning and Definition of
ex•pend•a•ble
Pronunciation: (ik-spen'du-bul), [key]
— adj.
- capable of being expended.
- (of an item of equipment or supply) consumed in use or not reusable.
- considered to be not worth keeping or maintaining.
- (of personnel, equipment, or supplies) capable of being sacrificed in order to accomplish a military objective.
—n.
- Usually,an expendable person or thing.
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