also: つかいもん
useful thing; usable article
Only when written 使い物
Almost always used in negative expressions like 使い物にならない to mean something is useless or broken.
See also: 使い物にならない
This computer is no longer usable.
The smartphone that got wet was useless.
A somewhat formal or old-fashioned word for a gift; 贈り物 is more common in everyday speech.
I chose a mid-year gift at the department store.
He bought expensive Japanese sweets as a gift for his boss.
Search-only kana spelling; not a standard written form.
Search-only kana spelling for the colloquial reading つかいもん.
Alternate kanji for 使い物; less common.