appropriable

[ uh-proh-pree-uh-buhl ]

adjective

1. capable of being appropriated; liable to be appropriated.

Other Words From

• nonap·propri·a·ble adjective
• unap·propri·a·ble adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of appropriable¹

First recorded in 1640–50; appropri(ate) + -able

Example Sentences

A great many things, as we have shown in another place, are not appropriable.

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