Difference between Consumable and Expendable

What is the difference between Consumable and Expendable?

Consumable as an adjective is that is consumed or depleted upon use. while Expendable as an adjective is able to be expended; not inexhaustible.

Consumable

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: That is consumed or depleted upon use. That may be eaten.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A material or product that is produced for consumption.

Expendable

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An expendable person or object; usually used in the plural.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Able to be expended; not inexhaustible.Designed for a single use; not reusable.Not essential or mandatory in order to achieve a goal.That which is regarded as not worth preserving or saving; able to be sacrificed.

We hope you now know whether to use Consumable or Expendable in your sentence.

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