consumable

English

Etymology

From consume +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

consumable (comparative more consumable, superlative most consumable)

1. That is consumed or depleted upon use.
   • 1991, Gayle Greene, Changing the Story: Feminist Fiction and the Tradition:

     Atwood's Edible Woman offers a brilliant analysis of woman as consumable in consumer capitalism: when Marian turns out in a tarty hairdo and red dress...

2. That may be eaten.

Derived terms

• consumably
• inconsumable
• nonconsumable

 

Translations

that is consumed

• Finnish: kuluva (fi), kulutus-
• Galician: consumible (gl) m, consumíbel (gl) m
• German: konsumierbar (de)
• Greek: αναλώσιμος (el) (analósimos)
• Manx: yn-cheau
• Romanian: consumabil (ro) m
• Spanish: consumible
• Swedish: förbrukningsbar, förbruknings-

that may be eaten

• Finnish: syötävä (fi), syömäkelpoinen, ruoka-
• Galician: comestible (gl) m, comestíbel (gl) m
• Irish: inite
• Manx: yn-ee
• Romanian: comestibil (ro) m, mâncabil m
• Spanish: comestible (es)
• Swedish: ätbar (sv)

Noun

consumable (plural consumables)

1. A material or product that is produced for consumption.

   printer consumables such as toner and ink cartridges

   • 2006, Department of Mining Engineering, Proceedings: 35th International Conference on Ground Control in Mining, volume 25, West Virginia University, page 162:

     The drillhead produces the drilling rotation and torque but also must slide out of position to allow the machine to manipulate the finisher drill steel and consumables.

   • 2012, John Priestley, Oracle e-Business Consultancy Handbook, →ISBN, page 138:

     It is normal for any organization to have two types of expense items, stockable and non-stockable. The stockable expense items – factory consumables etc – are booked into a subinventory and can be accrued on receipt.

Translations

material or product intended for consumption

• Finnish: kulutustavara (fi), kulutushyödyke (fi)
• French: consommable (fr) m
• Galician: consumible (gl) m, consumíbel (gl) m
• German: Verbrauchsgut n, Konsumgut (de) n, Verbrauchsmaterial n
• Romanian: consumabil (ro) n
• Spanish: consumible f
• Swedish: förbrukningsvara c, konsumtionsvara (sv) c