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[ dih-spoh-zuh-buhl ] / dɪˈspoʊ zə bəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR disposable ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivedesigned for or capable of being thrown away after being used or used up: disposable plastic spoons; a disposable cigarette lighter. free for use; available: Every disposable vehicle was sent. nounsomething disposable after a single use, as a paper cup, plate, or napkin. Origin of disposableFirst recorded in 1645–55; dispose + -able OTHER WORDS FROM disposabledis·pos·a·bil·i·ty, dis·pos·a·ble·ness, noundis·pos·a·bly, adverbnon·dis·pos·a·ble, adjectiveWords nearby disposabledispleasure, displode, displume, displuviate, disport, disposable, disposable goods, disposable income, disposable personal income, disposable soma theory, disposal Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for disposableIn countries with rampant poverty, disposable hygiene products are a luxury. The Next Big Environmental Fight: Tampons?|Keli Goff|May 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST Of course, this only follows if you have a certain level of disposable income in the first place. Aces High: Where to Buy Affordable Art|Justin Jones|February 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST Disposable razors and cartridges accounted for a combined $2.95 billion in sales in 2013. After 100 Years, the Shaving Industry Is Finally being Disrupted|Daniel Gross|January 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST The more education and disposable income you have, the more likely you are to be reading on a digital device. New Pew Poll Finds That E-Books Are Booming but Print Holds Its Own|Malcolm Jones|January 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Debt service as a percentage of disposable income is at an extremely low level. Bad News for People Who Like Bad News|Daniel Gross|December 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST The extension of the French Empire has weakened the disposable force of France. The Life of Sir Humphrey Davy, Bart. LL.D., Volume 1 (of 2)|John Ayrton Paris Rent increases most rapidly, as the disposable land decreases in its productive powers. On The Principles of Political Economy, and Taxation|David Ricardo If an India-rubber or gutta-percha cloth is disposable, it should be used to envelop the articles in the caché. The Prairie Traveler|Randolph Marcy This is not the disposal by Parliament of any office derived from the authority of the crown, or now disposable by that authority. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. II. (of 12)|Edmund Burke In short, you must command either a bridge or a ford, and have a disposable force ready to utilize it by attack. Sea Power in its Relations to the War of 1812|Alfred Thayer Mahan
British Dictionary definitions for disposable
adjectivedesigned for disposal after usedisposable cups available for use if neededdisposable assets nounsomething, such as a baby's nappy, that is designed for disposal (plural) short for disposable goods Derived forms of disposabledisposability or disposableness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to disposableunimportant, superfluous, cardboard, insubstantial, paper-thin, papery, wafer-thin, excessive, expendable, minor, needless, nonessential, removable, trivial, unnecessary, useless, unrequired, dispensable, excess, inessential |