providing an economic service without being consumed, as currency
Derived forms
inconsumably (ˌinconˈsumably)
adverb
inconsumable in American English
(ˌɪnkənˈsuməbəl; ˌɪnkənˈsjuməbəl)
adjective
that cannot be consumed
Derived forms
inconsumably (ˌinconˈsumably)
adverb
inconsumable in American English
(ˌinkənˈsuːməbəl)
adjective
not consumable; incapable of being consumed
Derived forms
inconsumably
adverb
Word origin
[1640–50; in-3 + consumable]This word is first recorded in the period 1640–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: differential, electric, elevator, generator, handicap