disposable
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3.4
- adjective
- /dɪsˈpoʊzəbl/
- With the improved standard of living and the growth in both leisure time and disposable income, consumer products flooded the market.
- disposable income
- disposable diapers
- disposable resources
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Watch on YouTubeWhen we're when you're in that group, there's a fair amount of disposable income available to people.
- When we're when you're in that group, there's a fair amount of disposable income available to people.
- I did really well that first year, my career, and it was the first year that I had disposable income in New York City.
- And moreover, people's wages after inflation, their disposable income grew more even than GDP grew.
- Increased pressure on disposable income has been putting the consumer in a a tight spot.
- Or is it a bunch of people that have all this disposable income that just can't wait to hashtag support indie film?
- The third way that the situation could improve is if disposable income were to rise to keep up with the cost of housing.
- It's, it's and there's simple things that like particularly people that have have money, lots of disposable income.
Examples
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After receiving a raise, she found that she had more disposable income to save for her future.
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We know the white America has the most disposable income.
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Would you do me a favor and not tell Grace that I have disposable income?
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We live in a disposable society, but we do not have a disposable planet.
Academic text (1991) -
Increase their disposable income by a factor of four at least.
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In addition, consumer debt was soaring, leaving little disposable income available for household and health care expenditures.
Academic text (2018) -
Many families use their disposable income to go on vacations or buy new appliances.
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With his disposable income, he could finally afford to travel and experience new cultures.
Synonyms
∞
2.3
Able to be used or bought and not in use now
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3.5
Available for someone to use when they need it
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3.7
Available for someone to use when they need it
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3.9
Money you can use to buy things after paying taxes
Can be used for a practical purpose
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.6
Money a household has to spend or save after taxes are taken out
How Available
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Disposable comes from the verb dispose and the ending -able; dispose is related to disposal, which in phrases like 'at your disposal' means 'ready to use'. So disposable here means 'able to be used when needed'.