Expendable

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

ɪkˈspɛndəbəl

Definitions

An expendable person or object; usually used in the plural.

Equivalents

8 more languages

العربيةقابل للإستهلاك نافلة

Catalàd'un sol ús prescindible

Češtinapostradatelný

Ελληνικάαναλώσιμος

Suomiarvoton epäolennainen kertakäyttöinenkertakäyttötavara rajallinen

日本語消耗品

Portuguêsdescartável esgotável sacrificável

Русскийневозобновляемый необязательный одноразовыйрасходный расходуемый

Examples

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

CEFR level

C2

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See also

expendableness Expended Expender Expending expenditor Expenditure

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