dispensable

[ dih-spen-suh-buhl ]

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adjective

capable of being dispensed with or done without; not necessary or essential.
capable of being dispensed or administered: The money is not dispensable at present.

Roman Catholic Church. capable of being permitted or forgiven, as an offense or sin.

Origin of dispensable

1525–35; <Medieval Latin dispēnsābilis, equivalent to Latin dispēns(āre) to distribute by weight (see dispense) + -ābilis-able

Other words for dispensable

1	expendable, unnecessary; unessential, unimportant, extraneous

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Other words from dispensable

dis·pen·sa·bil·i·ty, dis·pen·sa·ble·ness, noun
non·dis·pens·a·ble, adjective
un·dis·pen·sa·ble, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for dispensable

dispensable

/ (dɪˈspɛnsəbəl) /

adjective

not essential; expendable
capable of being distributed

(of a law, vow, etc) able to be relaxed

Derived forms of dispensable

dispensability or dispensableness, noun

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