US /əbˈteɪnəbəl/ UK /əbˈteɪnəbl̩/
adj Freq #97936

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    capable of being obtained

    Savings of up to 50 percent are obtainable.

  2. 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 getablegettableprocurable
2 adj · able to be obtained. gettableprocurablerepertible
Opposites
unobtainable

Etymology

From obtain + -able.

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