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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. an item that can be disposed of after it has been used;


ADJECTIVE (2)

1. free or available for use or disposition;
- Example: "every disposable piece of equipment was sent to the fire"
- Example: "disposable assets"

2. designed to be disposed of after use;
- Example: "disposable paper cups"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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] n 1: an item that can be disposed of after it has been used