applicable

[ ap-li-kuh-buhl, uh-plik-uh- ]

/ ˈæp lɪ kə bəl, əˈplɪk ə- /

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adjective

applying or capable of being applied; relevant; suitable; appropriate: an applicable rule; a solution that is applicable to the problem.

Nearby words

appleton, appleton layer, appley, appliance, appliance garage, applicable, applicant, application, application program, applications package, applicative

Origin of applicable

1400–50; < Latin applic(āre) to apply + -able, or < Middle French applicable, Medieval Latin applicābilis; replacing late Middle English appliable

SYNONYMS FOR applicable

fitting, proper, germane, pertinent.

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Related forms

ap·pli·ca·bil·i·ty, ap·pli·ca·ble·ness, nounap·pli·ca·bly, adverbnon·ap·pli·ca·bil·i·ty, nounnon·ap·pli·ca·ble, adjective

non·ap·pli·ca·ble·ness, nounun·ap·pli·ca·bil·i·ty, nounun·ap·pli·ca·ble, adjectiveun·ap·pli·ca·ble·ness, nounun·ap·pli·ca·bly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for applicable

APPLICABLE LAWS AND JURISDICTION: This Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
The Daily Beast Company LLC The New Alphas Sweepstakes Official Rules||December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Kentucky Opportunity Coalition understands the applicable reporting regulations,” group treasurer Caleb Crosby wrote.
Mystery Man Buys Kentucky for the GOP|Center for Public Integrity|October 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Libertarian political principles must be applicable to practical politics or what are political principals for?
My Coffee Klatch With Rand Paul|P. J. O’Rourke|September 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I asked them to share what inspires them at the moment and, if applicable, what sherries they drink in the morning.
Why Maya Angelou Loved Sherry, The Drink of Brilliant Renegades|Jordan Salcito|June 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Unfortunately, not all of it is true or applicable to your particular situation.
These Are the 7 Types of Patients That Drive Your Doctor Totally Bananas|Dr. Jennifer Caudle|February 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Now, clean-ness, or neat-ness, is one of the elements that make hypocoristic terms (or terms of endearment) applicable.
Opuscula|Robert Gordon Latham
The sayings may not be profound, but at least they are applicable to conduct.
The Spirit of Youth and the City Streets|Jane Addams
War and peace are matters of two parties, and any principle which you may lay down for one is applicable to the other.
New York Times Current History: The European War, Vol 2, No. 1, April, 1915|Various
The term nothing, instead of unity, is the only applicable term for that which is inextended.
Absurdities of Immaterialism|Orson Pratt
This is a point on which no one can lay down rules which are applicable for all children.
The Nervous Child|Hector Charles Cameron

British Dictionary definitions for applicable

applicable

/ (ˈæplɪkəbəl, əˈplɪkə-) /

adjective

being appropriate or relevant; able to be applied; fitting

Derived Forms

applicability or applicableness, nounapplicably, adverb

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