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UK
/dɪspˈəʊzəbəl/
]
[ US /dɪˈspoʊzəbəɫ/ ]
[ US /dɪˈspoʊzəbəɫ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
designed to be disposed of after use
disposable paper cups -
free or available for use or disposition
disposable assets
every disposable piece of equipment was sent to the fire
NOUN
- an item that can be disposed of after it has been used
How To Use disposable In A Sentence
- No doubt some of these are metrosexuals, those city-dwelling gents with more than enough disposable income to spend on clothes, restaurants, the latest gadgets, exotic holidays and eyebrow waxing.
- Instead, I'd gambled all my sweetness only to find out I was disposable.
- This loss in yearly disposable income would occur if Britain adapted a trading agreement which involved the loss of preferential trade links with the EU. Times, Sunday Times
- Wipe the interior of the machine and dry thoroughly with a disinfectant impregnated cloth or disposable paper towel. 4.
- Now environmentalists are discouraging the use of disposables.
- Second I struggle with the hanky debate this time of year too (boo ragweed), the hanky is great for small sniffles but for my shonze needs, hygienically I've got to use the disposable tissue. Boos and Yahoos
- Older people have disposable income and leisure time, key factors in their willingness and ability to buy and use computers.
- From 1947 until 1961, disposable diapers were a wad of tissue paper sandwiched between two pieces of plastic film.
- They must look at how much disposable cash people have left after credit card bills and other loans are paid off. The Sun
- Investigators found cigarettes, a box of disposable lighters and an empty bottle of whisky in her flat, but no evidence of any electrical or gas faults.