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Expendable

//ɪkˈspɛndəbəl// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Able to be expended; not inexhaustible.

    "Oil and other expendable resources are frequently the subject of military disputes."

  2. 2
    Designed for a single use; not reusable.

    "The anti-aircraft rocket is fired from an expendable launch platform."

  3. 3
    Not essential or mandatory in order to achieve a goal.

    "The research department was deemed expendable, and its funding was not renewed."

  4. 4
    Regarded as not worth preserving or saving; able to be sacrificed.

    "In the internecine rivalries of large corporations, whole departments may become expendable in the execution of one executive's power play."

Adjective
  1. 1
    (used of funds) remaining after taxes wordnet
  2. 2
    suitable to be expended wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    An expendable person or object; usually used in the plural.

    "Private Johnson was afraid the Lieutenant considered him an expendable, since he was always picked as point man."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From expend + -able.

Etymology 2

From expend + -able.

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