unexpendable
Americanadjective
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essential; absolutely required.
unexpendable resources vital to our security.
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not capable of being expended; inexhaustible.
an unexpendable source of energy.
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not available for expenditure.
The principal of the trust fund is unexpendable.
Etymology
Origin of unexpendable
Example Sentences
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They were unexpendable and immovable; their nakedness demanded some sort of wrapping.
From Time Magazine Archive
But nature sustained by unexpendable forces must abide.
From Recreations in Astronomy With Directions for Practical Experiments and Telescopic Work by Warren, Henry White
Nature filled with unexpendable forces continues in form.
From Recreations in Astronomy With Directions for Practical Experiments and Telescopic Work by Warren, Henry White
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