From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishthrowawaythrow‧a‧way /ˈθrəʊəweɪ $ ˈθroʊ-/ adjective [only before noun] 1 → throwaway remark/line/comment etc2 DHCHEAPthrowaway products have been produced cheaply so that you can throw them away after you have used them SYN disposable a throwaway cigarette lighter3 → throwaway society
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throwaway• This is not merely a throwaway suggestion in the last chapter, however.• Out of that situation came his humorous movements and asides, always in a distinctive, unctuous, throwaway voice.From Longman Business Dictionarythrowawaythrow‧a‧way /ˈθrəʊəweɪˈθroʊ-/ adjective [only before a noun]1throwaway products have been produced cheaply so that you can throw them away after you have used themSYNDISPOSABLEa throwaway lighter2throwaway society disapproving used to talk about modern society in which products are not made to last a long time 