usable

or use·a·ble

[ yoo-zuh-buhl ]
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adjective
  1. available or convenient for use: 2000 square feet of usable office space.

  2. capable of being used: That saw is no longer usable.

Origin of usable

1
1350–1400; Middle English <Middle French; see use, -able

Other words from usable

  • us·a·bil·i·ty, us·a·ble·ness, noun
  • use·a·bil·i·ty, use·a·ble·ness, noun
  • us·a·bly, use·a·bly, adverb
  • non·re·us·a·ble, non·re·use·a·ble, adjective, noun
  • non·us·a·ble, non·use·a·ble, adjective
  • re·us·a·bil·i·ty, re·use·a·bil·i·ty, noun
  • re·us·a·ble, re·use·a·ble, adjective
  • re·us·a·ble·ness, re·use·a·ble·ness, noun
  • un·us·a·ble, un·use·a·ble, adjective
  • un·us·a·ble·ness, un·use·a·ble·ness, noun
  • un·us·a·bly, un·use·a·bly, adverb

Words Nearby usable

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How to use usable in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for usable

usable

useable

/ (ˈjuːzəbəl) /


adjective
  1. able to be used

Derived forms of usable

  • usability, useability, usableness or useableness, noun
  • usably or useably, adverb

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