consumableadjective
uk/kənˈsjuː.mə.bl̩/us/-suː-/finance & economics bought regularly because of being quickly used and needing to be replaced often:
Consumable items such as groceries and petrol should be paid for with cash or a debit card.
possible to eat, drink, or use up completely:
Some of the items in the shop are consumable within the museum.
consumablenoun [ C usually plural ]
uk/kənˈsjuː.mə.bəlz/us/kənˈsjuː.suː.bəlz/Consumables are goods, especially food or services, that people buy regularly because they are quickly used and need to be replaced often:
At this hospital we use up bandages, disposable gloves, and other consumables very quickly.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Products & producers
- begetter
- boondoggle
- brand
- by-product
- cash crop
- commodity
- generically
- goods-producing
- haberdashery
- ironmonger
- loss leader
- production
- range
- seller
- shopping
- spin-off
- stock
- supply side
- swadeshi
- unit
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