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actionable

American  
[ak-shuh-nuh-buhl] / ˈæk ʃə nə bəl /

adjective

  1. furnishing ground for a lawsuit.

  2. liable to a lawsuit.

  3. ready to go or be put into action; ready for use.

    to retrieve actionable copy from a computer.


actionable British  
/ ˈækʃənəbəl /

adjective

  1. law affording grounds for legal action

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of actionable

First recorded in 1585–95; action + -able

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Test results from federally certified labs must be accurate but not necessarily clinically meaningful or actionable.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

LiveRamp enables companies in different industries to scan data across different sources and turn them into actionable data assets.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Whatever that number is, it’s based on too many assumptions to be actionable, Panko said.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

Now is the time for candidates seeking election to pledge to enter office with an actionable plan to rapidly and immediately rebuild USAID.

From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026

He’s safe inside statistics and diagnoses and actionable next steps.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller

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