consumable
adjective
con·sum·able
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Definition of consumable
(Entry 1 of 2)
: capable of being consumed
consumable goods
consumable
nounDefinition of consumable (Entry 2 of 2)
: something (such as food or fuel) that is consumable
—usually used in plural
Examples of consumable in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Because of a likely-to-change rule that mandates all consumable products in adult-use marijuana stores must contain marijuana, Ramsay was barred from selling his goods, made with a 99 percent CBD isolate, to dispensaries to stock on their shelves. — Joe Rubino, The Denver Post, "CBD vending machines: Lakewood company hopes to utilize point-of-sale systems to drive revenue," 22 Aug. 2019 In the 1970s, exactly nine consumable items could be ordered on ballpark premises: sandwiches, potato chips, peanuts, chocolate malts, hamburgers, hot dogs, polish sausage, beer and soda. — Peter Hartlaub, SFChronicle.com, "A day that lives in infamy: Wine comes to Candlestick Park in 1977," 7 Aug. 2019 Roughly 83 percent of consumable food calories come from just these 10 sources. — Deepak Ray, The Conversation, "Climate change is affecting crop yields and reducing global food supplies," 9 July 2019 The company manufactures equipment that extracts compounds called CBD, or cannabidiol, and THC, tetrahydrocannabinol, from hemp and marijuana into oil that can then be processed into a variety of consumable products thought to have health benefits. — Anna Bauman, Detroit Free Press, "Troy business is a world leader in hemp extraction," 3 July 2019 The best consumable bivalves come from the cold waters of the Pacific Northwest through much of the year, switching to colder New England and Prince Edward Island, Canada, sources in summer. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Cooking shellfish: Chef Paul Arias shares recipes and tips," 18 June 2019 So do levies on food, gasoline and other key consumable items. — Adrian D. Garcia, The Seattle Times, "Is a state with no income tax — like Washington — better or worse?," 10 Sep. 2018 The fourth quintile’s share fell from 20.5% to 18.6%, while the top quintile dropped from 57.7% of earnings to 39.3% of consumable income. — Phil Gramm And, WSJ, "How Income Equality Helped Trump," 24 June 2018 Much improved, the new policy actually makes for a read that is finally consumable. — Wilson Rothman, WSJ, "Facebook Has a New Data Policy—Here’s the Short Version," 20 Apr. 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
That will change later this year when Canada allows for more consumables — beverages, edibles and vaporized products — to be sold commercially where they are allowed. — Alicia Wallace, CNN, "CEO ouster at Canopy Growth highlights growing pains for cannabis industry," 5 July 2019 For example, a milk delivery containing 19 of the 20 cases ordered would get a 95% in full rating, below Walmart’s 97.5% threshold for food consumables. — Sarah Nassauer, WSJ, "Walmart Toughens Delivery Demands for Suppliers," 6 Mar. 2019 About $30 million of the revenue hit is attributed to a sequencing systems and consumables purchase that didn’t close as expected in the second half of June, the company said. — Patrick Thomas, WSJ, "Illumina Stock Declines as Company Lowers Revenue Outlook," 11 July 2019 And don't load up on consumables with expiration dates. — Maria Halkias, Dallas News, "With Prime Day, Amazon creates urgent shopping on two otherwise nameless summer workdays," 15 July 2019 The company is the leading supplier of these machines and consumables. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "How the 16 highest-paid CEOs of San Diego public companies made their money," 14 July 2019 But Dollar General's reliance on selling cheap consumables has pinched its profit. — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, "Dollar General has a new strategy to win wealthier shoppers," 11 July 2019 This limited consumables can be purchased or they can be crafted using ingredients players find in the wild. — Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, "‘Harry Potter: Wizards Unite’ tips for ‘Pokemon Go’ players and newcomers," 20 June 2019 For instance, this will allow for taking more consumables instead of recycling them, more equipment and spare parts, and other infrastructure, Wooster said. — Ben Pearson, Ars Technica, "SpaceX beginning to tackle some of the big challenges for a Mars journey," 3 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'consumable.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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consumable
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of consumable
—used to describe products that need to be replaced after they have been used for a period of time
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