Disposable

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Disposable \Dis*pos"a*ble\, a. [From {Dispose}.]
     Subject to disposal; free to be used or employed as occasion
     may require; not assigned to any service or use.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           The great of this kingdom . . . has easily afforded a


           disposable surplus.                      --Burke.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     2. designed to be disposed of after use; -- of articles of
        commerce. The term implies that it is less expensive to
        manufacture a new one than to clean and recycle the used
        item to make it fit for use again; as, disposable dishes;
        disposable diapers; disposable gloves. Opposite of
        {reusable}.
  
     Syn: throwaway(predicate), non-reusable.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  disposable
       adj 1: free or available for use or disposition; "every disposable
              piece of equipment was sent to the fire"; "disposable
              assets" [ant: {nondisposable}]
       2: designed to be disposed of after use; "disposable paper
          cups" [ant: {nondisposable}]