expendable
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British pronunciation
/ɛkspˈɛndəbə‍l/

Definiția și sensul cuvântului „expendable” în engleză

expendable
01

sacrificabil, înlocuibil

easily replaced or sacrificed without significant loss or consequence, indicating a lack of value
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example
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In times of crisis, some argue that certain positions in the company are expendable.
În timp de criză, unii susțin că anumite poziții din companie sunt sacrificabile.
The coach made tough decisions during the game, benching players he deemed expendable for the team's victory.
Antrenorul a luat decizii dificile în timpul jocului, lăsând pe bancă jucătorii pe care i-a considerat sacrificabili pentru victoria echipei.
02

suitable or intended to be used up, consumed, or spent

example
Exemple
The company considered the extra supplies expendable in the production process.
Soldiers were warned that certain resources were expendable during the mission.
03

(of funds) available to be spent, typically after mandatory obligations like taxes

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After paying bills, she had a small amount of expendable income.
The government allocated expendable funds for public projects.
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