employees whose jobs are considered 'expendable'
an 'expendable' rocket
(..) Roger, Blazer One. hours. Damn bastards. They say we're still in too far. They can't risk coming in. We're assets, Dillon. Expendable assets. It comes with the job. I can accept it. Bullshit. You're just like the rest of us. Shitload of good a chopper's gonna do us in here anyhow. Sergeant? (..)1987 Predator
(..) What happened to you, Dillon? You used to be somebody I could trust. I woke up. Why don't you? You're an asset, an expendable asset, and I used you to get the job done. Got it? My men are not expendable. And I don't do this kind of work. Major, we stepped into some real shit here. (..)1987 Predator