obtainable

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /əbˈteɪnəbəl/ UK /əbˈteɪnəbl̩/ See IPA manual

Freq #97936

Meanings

1

adj
capable of being obtained

Savings of up to 50 percent are obtainable.
2

adj
Able to be obtained.

2007, Bill Mason, Connetquot targeted: BLACK POWDER HISTORY, Newsday.com, 14 July, Potassium nitrate, sulphur and charcoal are combined in proportions and through methods easily obtainable in books and on the Internet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · capable of being obtained getablegettable procurable

2 adj · able to be obtained. gettable procurablerepertible

Opposites

unobtainable

Etymology

From obtain + -able.

Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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