Consumable
[kən'sjuːməb(ə)l] or [kən'suməbl]
Definition
(a.) Capable of being consumed; that may be destroyed, dissipated, wasted, or spent.
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Examples
- The rest must all be sent abroad, and exchanged for consumable goods of some kind or other. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Fleets and armies are maintained, not with gold and silver, but with consumable goods. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Their expense is taxed, by taxing the consumable commodities upon which it is laid out. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- If the shell hits anything, then that further destruction has to be added to the diminution of consumable goods. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Consumable commodities, whether necessaries or luxuries, may be taxed in two different ways. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Consumable commodities are either necessaries or luxuries. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- To procure both the gold which it wants for its own use, and the consumable goods, would, in this way, employ a much smaller capital than at present. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The sole use of money is to circulate consumable goods. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The value of the consumable goods annually circulated within the society being greater, will require a greater quantity of money to circulate them. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
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