expendability

ɪkˌspɛndəˈbɪlɪti

Definition

Definition of expendability - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

replaceability

Rare

quality of being replaceable without loss

Rare

The expendability of the parts made repairs easy.

interchangeability

replaceability

value

Rare

state of being considered not essential

Rare

His expendability in the team was evident.

dispensability

nonessential

replaceability

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Origin of expendability

Latin, expendere (to weigh out)

Examples of expendability in a sentence

The expendability of the item reduced costs.
The expendability of the old equipment was clear.
In the corporate world, employee expendability is common.

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French:remplaçabilité, caractère dispensable, ...
German:Austauschbarkeit, ...
Italian:sostituibilità, sacrificabilità, ...
Spanish:reemplazabilidad, prescindibilidad, ...
Portuguese:substituibilidade, dispensabilidade, ...
Chinese:可替代性, 可牺牲性, ...
Japanese:交換可能性, 消耗品扱い, ...
Arabic:قابلية الاستبدال, قَابِلِيَّة الاسْتِغْنَاء, ...
Hebrew:חֲלִיפוּת, אִי-חִיּוּנִיּוּת, ...
Russian:заменяемость, незначимость, ...
Ukrainian:замінність, незамінність, ...
Hindi:प्रतिस्थापनशीलता, एक्सपेंडेबिलिटी, ...
Bengali:প্রতিস্থাপনযোগ্যতা, ...
Catalan:reemplaçabilitat, prescindibilitat, ...
Czech:nahraditelnost, ...
Danish:udskiftelighed, ...
Dutch:vervangbaarheid, inwisselbaarheid, ...
Greek:αναλωσιμότητα, αναλώσιμότητα, ...
Hungarian:helyettesíthetőség, nélkülözhetőség hiánya, ...
Khmer:ភាពអាចជំនួសបាន, ភាពដែលគេចាត់ទុកថាមិនចាំបាច់, ...
Korean:소모성, 소모품, ...
Persian:قابلیت جایگزینی, غیرضروری بودن, ...
Polish:wymienność, nieistotność, ...
Portuguese (BR):substituibilidade, dispensabilidade, ...
Romanian:înlocuibilitate, neesențialitate, ...
Swedish:ersättbarhet, expendabilitet, ...
Thai:ความสามารถในการถูกแทนที่, ความไม่สำคัญ, ...
Turkish:değiştirilebilirlik, önemsizlik, ...
Vietnamese:tính chất có thể thay thế, sự không cần thiết, ...

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