Definition of EXPENDABLE

expendable

Meanings

Plural: expendables

Adjective

  • suitable to be expended

Adjective Satellite

  • (used of funds) remaining after taxes

Adj

  • Able to be expended; not inexhaustible.
  • Designed for a single use; not reusable.
  • Not essential or mandatory in order to achieve a goal.
  • Regarded as not worth preserving or saving; able to be sacrificed.

Noun

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

Origin / Etymology

From expend + -able.

Antonyms

unexpendable

Scrabble Score: 22

expendable is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
expendable is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
expendable is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 26

expendable is a valid Words With Friends word