DISPENSABLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dispensable mean? 

• DISPENSABLE (adjective)
  The adjective DISPENSABLE has 1 sense:

1. capable of being dispensed with or done without

  Familiarity information: DISPENSABLE used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DISPENSABLE (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Capable of being dispensed with or done without

Context example:

dispensable items of personal property

Also:

unnecessary; unneeded (not necessary)

Attribute:

dispensability; dispensableness (the quality possessed by something that you can get along without)

Antonym:

indispensable (not to be dispensed with; essential)

Derivation:

dispensability; dispensableness (the quality possessed by something that you can get along without)