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consumable en · ADJ

Pronunciation

/kənˈsuːməbəl/
/kənˈsjuːməbəl/
(Southern-England) audio
(US) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₁émeti Proto-Italic *emō Latin emō Latin sūmō Latin cōnsūmōder. Old French consumerbor. Middle English consumen English consume Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English consumable From consume + -able.

Meanings

That is consumed or depleted upon use.
- 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... 1991, Gayle Greene, Changing the Story: Feminist Fiction and the Tradition:
That may be eaten.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
more consumable	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic
most consumable	Degree=Sup		lexicographic

Deriveds

nonconsumable · inconsumable · consumably

Translations (22)

gl comestible (that may be eaten) · fi kulutus- (that is consumed) · es consumible (that is consumed) · gv yn-cheau (that is consumed) · fi syömäkelpoinen (that may be eaten) · gl comestíbel (that may be eaten) · ro mâncabil (that may be eaten) · ro comestibil (that may be eaten) · sv förbrukningsbar (that is consumed) · sv förbruknings- (that is consumed) · sv ätbar (that may be eaten) · fi kuluva (that is consumed) · es comestible (that may be eaten) · fi syötävä (that may be eaten) · ro consumabil (that is consumed) · el αναλώσιμος (that is consumed) · de konsumierbar (that is consumed) · gv yn-ee (that may be eaten) · gl consumíbel (that is consumed) · gl consumible (that is consumed) · ga inite (that may be eaten) · fi ruoka- (that may be eaten)

consumable en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/kənˈsuːməbəl/
/kənˈsjuːməbəl/
(Southern-England) audio
(US) audio

Etymology

Meanings

A material or product that is produced for consumption.
- 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. 2012, John Priestley, Oracle e-Business Consultancy Handbook, →ISBN, page 138:
- 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. 2006, Department of Mining Engineering, Proceedings: 35th International Conference on Ground Control in Mining, volume 25, West Virginia University, page 162:
- printer consumables such as toner and ink cartridges

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
consumables	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Translations (14)

ru расходник (material or product intended for consumption) · fi kulutushyödyke (material or product intended for consumption) · de Verbrauchsmaterial (material or product intended for consumption) · gl consumible (material or product intended for consumption) · gl consumíbel (material or product intended for consumption) · sv konsumtionsvara (material or product intended for consumption) · es consumible (material or product intended for consumption) · fr consommable (material or product intended for consumption) · de Verbrauchsgut (material or product intended for consumption) · ru расходный материал (material or product intended for consumption) · fi kulutustavara (material or product intended for consumption) · sv förbrukningsvara (material or product intended for consumption) · de Konsumgut (material or product intended for consumption) · ro consumabil (material or product intended for consumption)