# expendable

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɪkˈspɛndəbəl/ · frequency rank #30,410

## Definitions
1. Able to be expended; not inexhaustible.
2. Designed for a single use; not reusable.
3. Not essential or mandatory in order to achieve a goal.
4. Regarded as not worth preserving or saving; able to be sacrificed.

## Etymology
From expend + -able.

## Easily confused with
- **expandable** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/expandable-vs-expendable)

## Common misspellings (16)
`epxendable`, `exepndable`, `expednable`, `expenadble`, `expendabble`, `expendabel`, `expendablle`, `expendalbe`, `expendbale`, `expenddable`, `expendible`, `expenndable`, `expnedable`, `exppendable`, `exxpendable`, `xependable`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/expendable