disposable

Academic Word List, sublist 7.

About 2.40 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective That can be disposed of.
2. adjective That is designed to be discarded rather than reused, refilled or repaired.

   Rather than purchase an expensive razor he bought a packet of cheap disposable ones.

3. adjective Available to be used; at one's disposal.

   disposable income

4. noun Any object that is designed to be disposed of, rather than refilled or repaired. A disposable vaporizer, as for nicotine or a concentrate of cannabis (THC).
5. noun A disposable vaporizer, as for nicotine or a concentrate of cannabis (THC).

Similar words

throwaway expendable usable spendable available useable liquid fluid single-use refuse

Often followed by

income personal diapers incomes plastic gloves earnings force paper

Word family

disposabilities disposability disposables disposal dispose disposed disposes disposing