Meaning

3 senses
  1. That can be disposed of.

    wegwerfbar, entsorgbar

    однора́зовыйodnorázovyj

    designed to be disposed of after use

  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.

    einweg-, wegwerf-, wegwerfbar

    однора́зовыйodnorázovyj, выбра́сываемыйvybrásyvajemyj, ра́зовыйrázovyj

  3. Available to be used; at one's disposal.

    disposable income

    verfügbar, zur Verfügung stehend, zur gefl. Verfügung

    досту́пныйdostúpnyj

    free or available for use or disposition

Examples

31 sentences
  1. The call came from a disposable phone.

  2. I think people should stop using disposable shopping bags.

  3. Tom was drinking coffee from a disposable styrofoam cup.

  4. I think that people should stop using disposable shopping bags.

  5. It's better to use plastic chopsticks and wash them than to use disposable chopsticks.

Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 3
that can be disposed of:
that is designed to be discarded rather than refilled or repaired:
available to be used:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
that can be disposed of:
that is designed to be discarded rather than refilled or repaired:
available to be used:

Forms

more disposable, most disposable
Comparativemore disposable Lesson
Superlativemost disposable Lesson

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
being intended for a single use:single-usethrowaway

Antonyms

4 antonyms

Word family

10 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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