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checkable

[ chek-uh-buhl ]
/ ˈtʃɛk ə bəl /

adjective

capable of being checked, as by inquiry or verification: The fact is checkable from available records.
(of money deposited in a bank) capable of being withdrawn by bank check: a checkable account.

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Origin of checkable

First recorded in 1875–80; check1 + -able

OTHER WORDS FROM checkable

check·a·bil·i·ty, nounun·check·a·ble, adjective

Words nearby checkable

Chechen-Ingush Autonomous Republic, Chechen Republic, chéchia, Chechnya, check, checkable, checkback, check bit, checkbook, checkbook journalism, check card
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