disposable

English

Etymology

dispose +‎ -able

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /dɪsˈpəʊzəbl̩/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /dɪsˈpoʊzəbl̩/
• Hyphenation: dis‧pos‧a‧ble

Noun

disposable (plural disposables)

1. Any object that is designed to be disposed of rather than refilled or repaired.
   • 2010, Kathleen Huggins, The Expectant Parents' Companion, page 88:

     Parents who use cloth diapers often use disposables for travel, nights, or both.

Translations

object that is designed to be disposed of

• Finnish: kertakäyttötavara
• French: jetable (fr)
• Georgian: ერთჯერადი (ertǯeradi)
• German: Einwegartikel m, Wegwerfartikel m
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• Hungarian: eldobható (hu), egyszer használatos
• Portuguese: descartável (pt) n
• Spanish: desechable (es) m or f

Adjective

disposable (comparative more disposable, superlative most disposable)

1. That can be disposed of.
2. That is designed to be discarded rather than reused, refilled or repaired.

   Rather than purchase an expensive razor he bought a packet of cheap disposable ones.

3. Available to be used.

Antonyms

• non-disposable, nondisposable, undisposable, indisposable

Derived terms

Derived terms

• disposability
• disposable income

• disposableness
• disposably

Translations

that can be disposed of

• Dutch: besteedbaar (nl)
• Esperanto: forĵetebla
• Georgian: ერთჯერადი (ertǯeradi)
• Portuguese: descartável (pt)
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• Russian: однора́зовый (ru) (odnorázovyj)
• Scottish Gaelic: so-chaitheamh
• Spanish: desechable (es)

that is designed to be discarded rather than refilled or repaired

• Armenian: միանգամյա օգտագործման (miangamya ōgtagorcman)
• Bulgarian: за еднократна употреба (za ednokratna upotreba)
• Esperanto: unu-uza
• Finnish: kertakäyttöinen, kertakäyttö-
• French: jetable (fr)
• Georgian: please add this translation if you can
• German: einweg-, wegwerf-
• Greek: μιας χρήσης (mias chrísis)
• Hungarian: eldobható (hu), egyszer használatos
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• Italian: monouso (it), usa e getta (it)
• Norman: fliantchabl'ye
• Northern Sami: háválaš
• Portuguese: descartável (pt)
• Romanian: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: однора́зовый (ru) (odnorázovyj), выбра́сываемый (ru) (vybrásyvajemyj), ра́зовый (ru) (rázovyj)
• Scottish Gaelic: so-chaitheamh
• Spanish: desechable (es) m or f
• Swedish: engångs- (sv), slit-och-släng-
• Turkish: please add this translation if you can

available to be used

• Catalan: disponible (ca)
• Finnish: käytettävissä oleva
• French: disponible (fr)
• Galician: dispoñíbel (gl)
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• Italian: disponìbile
• Portuguese: disponível (pt)
• Russian: досту́пный (ru) (dostúpnyj)
• Spanish: disponible (es)

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Translations to be checked

• Georgian: ^{(please verify)} თავისუფალი (tavisupali)
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Further reading

• disposable on Wikipedia.Wikipedia