dispensable
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dis·pens·able

adjective \di-ˈspen(t)-sə-bəl\

Definition of DISPENSABLE

: capable of being dispensed with
dis·pens·abil·i·ty \-ˌspen(t)-sə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun

Examples of DISPENSABLE

  1. Computers have made typewriters dispensable.
  2. Do you consider any of the staff to be dispensable?

First Known Use of DISPENSABLE

1649

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