consumable
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- noun
- /kənˈsjuːməbl/
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consumible
- The supermarket has a variety of consumables, including food, cleaning supplies, and toiletries.
- food and consumables
You know, LCD's on resin printers are also consumables.
- You know, LCD's on resin printers are also consumables.
Examples
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Bring sufficient consumables, spare parts, tools, support equipment, remote control, telemetry, cameras, train the operators and support personnel.
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Replacing perfectly good drugs and other consumables because they have reached the magic age of one year is wasteful.
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Somebody handing you a couple of, you know, consumable treats.
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Can you ask your family to give consumables or experiences?
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Monitors and their consumables have to be purchased.
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But other life support consumables, such as air, water, and food, are sourced from local resources.
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At what point does buying consumables such as groceries and household products become unhealthy clutter?
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Specialty foods and consumables included coconuts, Canarium almonds, betel nut, lime, tobacco, and salt.
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During the camping trip, we packed plenty of consumables like snacks and bottled water.
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Many office workers rely on consumables such as ink and paper to complete their tasks each week.
Synonyms
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An item you use once and then throw away
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A thing meant to be used once and then put in the bin
How Disposable
Surface Forms
Morphology
consumable = consumable (semi-transparent) = consume + able
The noun is a converted use of the adjective 'consumable', which is transparently built from 'consume' + '-able'.
Etymology
Consumable as a noun comes from the verb consume which means 'to use up'. A consumable is an item like paper, ink, or food that is used up and must be replaced regularly.