applicable

C1 Topic:People & Society
US /əˈplɪk.ə.bəl/
adj Freq #34406

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Relevant to a particular person, thing, or situation; able to be used in a given case.

    This discount is only applicable to members of the club.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · relevant to a particular... appropriatepertinentrelevant
Opposites
inapplicablenon-applicablenonapplicable

Etymology

From Old French applicable, from Medieval Latin applicabilis.

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