spendable
Americanadjective
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Pulling back on spendable income means families have a smaller margin of error if things go wrong, and may compromise the level of financial support parents can offer college-bound or adult children.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 14, 2026
The ending balance is spendable financial worth that L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2023
Crypto has a long history of not being spendable.
From Salon ● Feb. 17, 2022
More than $12 billion was available or uncommitted in the fund’s spendable earnings reserve, according to the Alaska Permanent Fund Corp.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 24, 2021
He had told me once that “all knowledge is spendable currency, depending on the market.”
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
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