expendable

Meanings

• Adjective

  Capable of being used up, spent, or discarded.

  - "The company had an expendable budget for research and development."
  - "Expendable resources include those that are consumed in the process of producing other goods or services."
  - "The astronauts carried expendable life support systems on their spacewalk."

• Adjective

  A person or thing regarded as disposable or replaceable.

  - "The soldiers were considered expendable cannon fodder."
  - "Expendable workers are often paid low wages and have few job protections."
  - "The company hired a new, younger employee to replace the expendable one."

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Synonyms

adjunct , dispensable , redundant , superfluous , collateral , inconsiderable , sacrificable , worthless , dispensable , disposable , throwaway , exhaustible , finite , limited

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with expendable
mendable , dependable , extensible , sustainable

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Variants

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expendabilities , expendability , expendable , expendables

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Etymology

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From the Latin expendere, meaning 'to spend'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'expendable' was first used in English in the 15th century.

2. The term 'expendable' is often used in military contexts to refer to soldiers or supplies that are intended to be sacrificed in order to achieve a strategic goal.

3. In the novel 'Brave New World' by Aldous Huxley, the term 'expendable' is used to describe the workers in the factories who are conditioned to be content with their low-status jobs and have no desire for personal growth or individuality.

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Related Concepts

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1. Disposable income: The portion of a person's income that is available for spending or saving after necessary expenses have been paid.

2. Disposable products: Products that are designed to be used once and then discarded, such as plastic water bottles or disposable diapers.

3. Disposable workforce: A workforce that is composed of workers who are easily replaceable and have few job protections.

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Culture

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The term 'expendable' is often used in a negative context to refer to people or resources that are disposable or replaceable. In literature, the term has been used to explore themes of disposability, sacrifice, and the value of human life. In art, it has been used to critique consumer culture and the disposability of mass-produced objects.

How to Memorize "expendable"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine an object or person that can be used up or spent, such as a pen or a soldier.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'expendable' with the idea of something that can be used up or discarded.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Expandable, Expendable, Easy to Replace' to remember the meaning of the word.

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