checkable
Americanadjective
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capable of being checked, as by inquiry or verification.
The fact is checkable from available records.
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(of money deposited in a bank) capable of being withdrawn by bank check.
a checkable account.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of checkable
Explanation
If something presented as a fact is checkable, someone can confirm that it’s really true or correct by doing some research. Those dates and events you used in your history essay are checkable, so hopefully you didn’t make them up! To check something is to verify it to make sure it’s true or correct. So checkable can mean "able to be verified," like the college degrees and work experiences listed on someone’s resume. If the details in a report are not checkable, you may have to take them on trust! But a check is also the little paper form you can fill out to pay someone with money from your bank account. So a checkable account is one you can write checks on.
Example Sentences
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Such information can be omitted in quick AI responses, he added, meaning "you're getting more and more distanced from relatable or checkable information".
From BBC ● May 18, 2026
It also deems a “lie” some statements that don’t actually contain checkable facts.
From New York Times ● Jan. 11, 2024
When a customer metes out a thumbs-down, a list of checkable options pops up, including such vague choices as “driver did not follow my delivery instructions” and “driver was unprofessional” that don’t require any substantiation.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 26, 2023
And use a central, instantly checkable database so the certificates can’t be forged.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 2, 2021
Very little provision is made for hand luggage, the American custom being to "check" anything checkable and have it put in the "baggage car."
From The Land of Contrasts A Briton's View of His American Kin by James F. (James Fullarton) Muirhead
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