kulutettavat

Kulutettavat is a Finnish term that generally denotes items intended to be consumed, used up or expended. Grammatically, it is the plural form of the adjective or participle kulutettava, literally meaning "that which is to be consumed." In everyday usage it corresponds closely to the English word "consumables" or "expendables."

The term appears across several domains. In retail and inventory management kulutettavat refers to goods such as foodstuffs, fuel, office supplies, packaging materials and other products with limited usable life. In manufacturing and maintenance it denotes spare parts and supplies that require regular replacement, for example lubricants, filters or printer cartridges. In information technology contexts it can describe resources consumed by processes, such as bandwidth or compute time, although more technical vocabulary is commonly used.

Kulutettavat is also relevant in accounting and procurement, where distinguishing consumable supplies from capital assets affects depreciation, budgeting and taxation. Environmental and waste-management discussions use the term when addressing the lifecycle, recyclability and disposal of items designed for short-term use.

Related Finnish words include kuluttaa (to consume), kulutus (consumption) and kuluttaja (consumer). As a lexical item it is primarily used within Finnish-language discourse and is often translated into English as consumables, expendables or items for consumption depending on context.