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expendability

/ɪkˌspen.dəˈbɪl.ə.ti/
ex · pend · a · bil · i · ty
Adverb:expendably
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Plural:expendabilities
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Adjective:expendable
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expendability Lexical Profile

expendability Game Scores & Validity

• noun

1

The quality or state of being of relatively little significance, and therefore able to be abandoned, sacrificed, or replaced without serious loss.

Example

"The sudden layoffs created an unsettling sense of expendability among the remaining contract workers."

2

The property of being designed to be used only once and then discarded or destroyed.

Example

"Engineers evaluated the cost-effectiveness and expendability of single-use sensors for deep-sea exploration."

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• Rhymes for expendability

• Nearby Words

expeditiously
expel
expend
expendability
expendable
expendably
expender

Word Origin & Etymology

Formed in English from the adjective 'expendable' plus the noun suffix '-ity', ultimately deriving from Latin 'expendere', meaning 'to weigh out' or 'to pay'.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Expendability. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/expendability
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