expendability

Variant of expendable

expendable definition

ex·pend·able (ek spen′də bəl, ik-)

adjective

  1. that can be expended
  2. Mil. designating or of equipment or personnel considered worth sacrificing to achieve an objective
  3. designating or of a person or thing regarded as worth sacrificing under particular circumstances

noun

a person or thing considered expendable

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