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nondisposable

nondisposable

7.7
Money you cannot spend because of rules
  • adjective
  • Specialized
translation icon : no disponible
  • The project required the use of nondisposable assets, which could not be sold or liquidated.

Examples

  • Some funds remain nondisposable due to legal restrictions placed upon them.

  • You should separate nondisposable income from the money you can actually spend.

  • The nondisposable resources are crucial for our sustainability efforts.

  • Many companies are investing in nondisposable materials to reduce waste.

  • The project required the use of nondisposable assets, which could not be sold or liquidated.

  • Some funds remain nondisposable due to legal restrictions placed upon them.

  • You should separate nondisposable income from the money you can actually spend.

Synonyms

unexpendable
vsnondisposable
7.5

So important and needed that you cannot do without it

is not available to be used or disposed regardless of necessity
unspendable
vsnondisposable
8.3

You cannot use it to buy things or pay for them

is broader covering any resource not available to be used or disposed

Antonyms

disposable
30 3.4

Available to use when needed, like money or resources

How Disposable

disposable
30 3.4
nondisposable
  • Specialized
7.7
restricted
18 3.9
frozen
  • Specialized
6.9

Surface Forms

nondisposable positive

Morphology

nondisposable = disposable (semi-transparent) = non + dispose + able

The morphology (non- + disposable) is clear, but the applied meaning for assets/resources ('not available to be used or spent') is a specialized or shifted sense of 'disposable' that may not be immediately obvious to all learners.

Etymology

Nondisposable is built from non- 'not' and disposable 'available to use or spend'. So when we talk about money or assets, nondisposable means 'not available to be spent or sold', which explains the financial sense.