Consumable vs. Expendable

Consumableadjective

That is consumed or depleted upon use.

Consumableadjective

That may be eaten.

Consumablenoun

A material or product that is produced for consumption.

Consumableadjective

Capable of being consumed; that may be destroyed, dissipated, wasted, or spent.

Consumableadjective

may be used up

Expendableadjective

Able to be expended; not inexhaustible.

Expendableadjective

Designed for a single use; not reusable.

Expendableadjective

Not essential or mandatory in order to achieve a goal.

Expendableadjective

Regarded as not worth preserving or saving; able to be sacrificed.

Expendablenoun

An expendable person or object; usually used in the plural.

Expendableadjective

suitable to be expended

Expendableadjective

(used of funds) remaining after taxes;

Expendable

Expendable is a science fiction novel by the Canadian author James Alan Gardner, published in 1997 by HarperCollins Publishers under its various imprints. It is the first book in a series involving the , an assemblage of advanced species in the Milky Way galaxy.