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Webster 1913 Edition
Disposable
Dis-pos′a-ble
,Adj.
[From
Dispose
.] Subject to disposal; free to be used or employed as occasion may require; not assigned to any service or use.
The great of this kingdom . . . has easily afforded a
disposable
surplus. Burke.
Webster 1828 Edition
Disposable
DISPOSABLE
,Adj.
The whole disposable force consisted in a regiment of light infantry, and a troop of calvary.
Definition 2024
disposable
disposable
English
Noun
disposable (plural disposables)
- Any object that is designed to be disposed of rather than refilled or repaired.
- 2010, Kathleen Huggins, The Expectant Parents' Companion (page 88)
- Parents who use cloth diapers often use disposables for travel, nights, or both.
- 2010, Kathleen Huggins, The Expectant Parents' Companion (page 88)
Translations
object that is designed to be disposed of
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Adjective
disposable (comparative more disposable, superlative most disposable)
- That can be disposed of.
- That is designed to be discarded rather than refilled or repaired.
- Rather than purchase an expensive razor he bought a packet of cheap disposable ones.
- Available to be used.
Antonyms
- non-disposable, nondisposable, undisposable, indisposable
Derived terms
Derived terms
Translations
that can be disposed of
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that is designed to be disposed of rather than refilled or repaired
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available to be spent or saved
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