spendable
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- unspendable adjective
Etymology
Origin of spendable
Example Sentences
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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
But there’s still much spendable money left over.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2023
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
Unofficial earnings, of course, but just as spendable.
From Golf Digest • Apr. 17, 2020
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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