Meaning of the word dispensable in English

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dispensable

US /dɪˈspen.sə.bəl/
UK /dɪˈspen.sə.bəl/

Adjective

1.

more than you need and therefore not necessary; that can be gotten rid of:

Example:
It seemed the soldiers were regarded as dispensable - their deaths just didn't matter.
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