expendable

1. Able to be expended; not inexhaustible.

   Oil and other expendable resources are frequently the subject of military disputes.

   erschöpflich, erschöpfbar, begrenzt vorhanden

   невозобновля́емыйnevozobnovljájemyj

   suitable to be expended

2. Designed for a single use; not reusable.

   The anti-aircraft rocket is fired from an expendable launch platform.

   nicht wiederverwertbar, einweg-, wegwerf-

   однора́зовыйodnorázovyj

3. Not essential or mandatory in order to achieve a goal.

   The research department was deemed expendable, and its funding was not renewed.

   verzichtbar, entbehrlich, überflüssig

   необяза́тельныйneobjazátelʹnyj

4. Regarded as not worth preserving or saving; able to be sacrificed.

   In the internecine rivalries of large corporations, whole departments may become expendable in the execution of one executive's power play.

   verzichtbar, aufgebbar

   расхо́дныйrasxódnyj, расхо́дуемыйrasxódujemyj

1. Tom is expendable.

   Тома можна принести в жертву.

   ruТомом можно пожертвовать.

   deTom ist entbehrlich.

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2. No one is expendable.

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3. Mercenary forces are expendable.

   deSöldnertruppen sind entbehrlich.

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4. Drones are cheap (much cheaper than fighter jets), easy to use, highly effective, and expendable.

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