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dispensable
/ ɪˈɛԲəə /
adjective
not essential; expendable
capable of being distributed
(of a law, vow, etc) able to be relaxed
Other Word Forms
- dispensability noun
- dispensableness noun
- nondispensable adjective
- undispensable adjective
- 徱ˌԲˈٲ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of dispensable1
Example Sentences
Matthew Mott was dispensable enough to take the fall for the previous failures but Brendon McCullum, given the keys to all England sides to mould as he pleases until 2027, is not.
"Decision makers are content to let this continue. To them, Palestinians are dispensable."
“It is very shocking that such a large collection at a wealthy university would be deemed dispensable,” said Regina Baucom, a plant geneticist at the University of Michigan.
“China-U.S. cooperation is no longer a dispensable option for the two countries or even for the world, but a must-answer question that must be seriously addressed,” he said.
"People can simply go berserk because they're being treated like dispensable meat which deserves no sympathy. And this attitude is in reality not uncommon," the account calling itself the Grey Zone Philologist said.
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