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expendable

noun

Meaning

  1. An expendable person or object; usually used in the plural.
  2. Able to be expended; not inexhaustible.
  3. Designed for a single use; not reusable.
  4. Not essential or mandatory in order to achieve a goal.
  5. Regarded as not worth preserving or saving; able to be sacrificed.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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