callable

[ kaw-luh-buhl ]

adjective
  1. capable of being called.

  2. subject to redemption prior to maturity, as a corporate bond.

  1. subject to payment on demand, as money loaned.

Origin of callable

1
First recorded in 1820–30; call + -able

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British Dictionary definitions for callable

callable

/ (ˈkɔːləbəl) /


adjective
  1. (of a security) subject to redemption before maturity

  2. (of money loaned) repayable on demand

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