Indispensable Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary (original) (raw)

indispensable

/ˌɪndɪˈspɛnsəbəl/

adjective

indispensable

/ˌɪndɪˈspɛnsəbəl/

adjective

Britannica Dictionary definition of INDISPENSABLE

[more indispensable; most indispensable]

:

extremely important and necessary

• She is an indispensable [=_essential_] part of the team.
• an indispensable employee/tool

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— often + for or to

• A calculator is an indispensable tool for solving these problems.
• She is indispensable to the team.

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— indispensability

/ˌɪndɪˌspɛnsəˈbɪləti/

noun

[noncount]