depletable

depletable
adjective
capable of being depleted
Similar to: ↑exhaustible

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\\də̇ˈplēd.əbəl, dēˈ-, -lētə-\ adjective
: capable of becoming depleted or exhausted

depletable assets

depletable resources

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deplēˈtable adjective
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Main Entry:deplete

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  • depletable — index destructible Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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  • depletable economic interest — The interest in mineral land which is subject to depletion by the removal of the minerals by operation of an oil well, mine, or the like. Spalding v. U. S., C.C.A.Cal., 97 F.2d 697, 700; U. S. v. Spalding, C.C.A.Cal., 97 F.2d 701, 704. See… …   Black's law dictionary

  • depletable economic interest — The interest in mineral land which is subject to depletion by the removal of the minerals by operation of an oil well, mine, or the like. Spalding v. U. S., C.C.A.Cal., 97 F.2d 697, 700; U. S. v. Spalding, C.C.A.Cal., 97 F.2d 701, 704. See… …   Black's law dictionary

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  • deplete — depletable, adj. depletion, n. depletive, depletory /di plee teuh ree/, adj. /di pleet /, v.t., depleted, depleting. to decrease seriously or exhaust the abundance or supply of: The fire had depleted the game in the forest. Extravagant spending… …   Universalium

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