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spendable, a.|ˈspɛndəb(ə)l|
Also 6 -abyll.
[f. spend v.1 + -able. Cf. spendible a.]
†1. That may be expended, consumed, or used up for ordinary purposes. Of paper; Suitable for wrapping things in, or similar uses, in contrast to writing-paper. Obs.
a1500MS. Sloane 4. 81 Take spendabyll pauper and clene flesshe of þe hyppys of a catt. 1502Arnolde Chron. (1811) 74 Paper scribabil the bale, vi. d'. Paper spendable the reme, q'. 1527MS. Acc. R. Gibson (P.R.O.), Item..for rebyn poyntis for the kynge and the lordes, iij dosyn and a groose of spendabyll poyntis.
2. That which can be spent for current needs.
1886Times 29 Mar. 8/3 The enormous loss of spendable income thereby occasioned to the landlords. 1893Ibid. 8 Aug. 10/1 The loss of spendable income by farmers owing to crop failures and low prices. |