disposable
disposable Lexical Profile
disposable Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Intended to be thrown away after being used once or a few times.
"The clinic relies on disposable gloves and syringes to maintain strict hygiene standards."
Available to be spent or used freely after taxes and essential living expenses have been deducted (especially of income or financial assets).
"Rising housing costs have left many young families with very little disposable income."
Easily replaced, abandoned, or dispensed with as no longer useful or necessary.
"Many contract workers felt the corporation treated them as disposable labor."
• noun
An article or product designed to be thrown away after use, such as a paper cup, diaper, or contact lens (usually used in the plural).
"The cafeteria switched from single-use disposables to washable plates and silverware."
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Word Origin & Etymology
First recorded in the mid-17th century with the sense 'available to be used as desired,' formed from the verb dispose and the suffix -able; the modern sense 'intended to be thrown away after a single use' emerged in the mid-20th century.