disposable
- 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
When 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
Able to be used or bought and not in use now
Available for someone to use when they need it
Available for someone to use when they need it
Money you can use to buy things after paying taxes
Can be used for a practical purpose
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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'.