Definition of Expendable in English :
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Expendable meaning in English
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Expendable
see synonyms of expendableAdjective
1. expendable
suitable to be expended
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Expendable
see synonyms of expendableadjective
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
noun
4.
something that is expendable
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Expendable
see synonyms of expendable adjective
1.
that can be expended
2. Military
designating or of equipment or personnel considered worth sacrificing to achieve an objective
3.
designating or of a person or thing regarded as worth sacrificing under particular
circumstances
noun
4.
a person or thing considered expendable
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Expendable
see synonyms of expendableadj.
1. Subject to use or consumption: an expendable source.
2. Not worth salvaging or reusing: expendable rocket boosters.
3. Not strictly necessary; dispensable: an expendable budget item; expendable personnel.
4. Open to sacrifice in the interests of gaining an objective, especially a military one: expendable civilian targets.
n.
Something expendable.
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