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dis·pens·a·ble

 (dĭ-spĕn′sə-bəl)
adj.
1. Not essential; unimportant: dispensable items of personal property.
2. Capable of being dispensed, administered, or distributed: dispensable drugs.
3. Subject to dispensation, as a vow or church law.
dis·pens′a·bil′i·ty, dis·pens′a·ble·ness n.
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dispensable

(dɪˈspɛnsəbəl)
adj
1. not essential; expendable
2. capable of being distributed
3. (Roman Catholic Church) (of a law, vow, etc) able to be relaxed
disˌpensaˈbility, disˈpensableness n
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dis•pen•sa•ble

(dɪˈspɛn sə bəl)

adj.
capable of being dispensed with.
[1525–35; < Medieval Latin]
dis•pen`sa•bil′i•ty, dis•pen′sa•ble•ness, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.dispensable - capable of being dispensed with or done without; "dispensable items of personal property"
unnecessary, unneeded - not necessary
indispensable - not to be dispensed with; essential; "foods indispensable to good nutrition"
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dispensable

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dispensable

adjective
Not necessary:
inessential, needless, nonessential, uncalled-for, unessential, unnecessary, unneeded, unrequired.
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Translations
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dispensable

[dɪsˈpensəbl] ADJ → prescindible
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dispensable

[dɪˈspɛnsəbəl] adj [person] → pas indispensable; [thing] → superflu(e)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

dispensable

adj → entbehrlich
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dispensable

[dɪsˈpɛnsəbl] adj → di cui si può fare a meno
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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