dis·pos·able
di-ˈspō-zə-bəl 
1
: subject to or available for disposal
specifically
: remaining to an individual after deduction of taxes and necessary living expenses
disposable income
2
: designed to be used once or only a limited number of times and then thrown away
disposable diapers
Replace the disposable razor when the blade becomes dull.
: something that is disposable
Examples of disposable in a Sentence
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Daniel Schlozman & Sam Rosenfeld / Made By History, TIME, 10 June 2024
Bruce Bennett/Getty Images/Getty Images North America A lawsuit aims to hold a major plastic polluter accountable
The disposable culture that was fostered by the plastics industry is playing out in places like the Buffalo River, which empties into Lake Erie in western New York.
—Michael Copley, NPR, 9 June 2024
Ali Watkins, New York Times, 6 June 2024
The disposables would have more than a thousand puffs in them.
—John Daley - Colorado Public Radio, NPR, 9 Apr. 2024
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Adjective
Parties, conservatives thought, served solely as a disposable means to an end, rather than as valuable organizations and instruments of democracy in their own right.
—Daniel Schlozman & Sam Rosenfeld / Made By History, TIME, 10 June 2024
Bruce Bennett/Getty Images/Getty Images North America A lawsuit aims to hold a major plastic polluter accountable
The disposable culture that was fostered by the plastics industry is playing out in places like the Buffalo River, which empties into Lake Erie in western New York.
—Michael Copley, NPR, 9 June 2024
Noun
The industry has boomed in the years since the pandemic, and not just with upmarket brands like Leica; the classic Fujifilm disposables are back, too.
—Ali Watkins, New York Times, 6 June 2024
The disposables would have more than a thousand puffs in them.
—John Daley - Colorado Public Radio, NPR, 9 Apr. 2024
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“Disposable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disposable. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.
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