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
Yes, we have higher property values, but the equity is not spendable, and we have few affordable housing alternatives.
From Seattle Times
But there’s still much spendable money left over.
From Los Angeles Times
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
The conference committee also proposed moving $4 billion from permanent fund earnings, which are spendable, to the fund’s constitutionally protected principal.
From Seattle Times
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