deliverable
Americanadjective
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deliverables
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something that can be done, especially something that is a realistic expectation.
The corporation says that making a profit this year is a deliverable.
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something, as merchandise, that is or can be delivered, especially to fulfill a contract.
All deliverables are to be shipped within 30 days.
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One possible concrete deliverable is an announcement of further summits.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
At the time, the Department for Transport said Heathrow's own proposal offered the most deliverable option, and the "greatest likelihood" of getting a decision on planning approval within this parliament.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Data centers need guaranteed power that is deliverable under agreements that spot markets cannot provide.
From MarketWatch ● May 27, 2026
"That'll be one important deliverable for the US and the other is to set up the 'Board of Trade'," added Padilla, a former US commerce and trade official.
From Barron's ● May 8, 2026
These birds, Bonny said, had been already purchased for 15 pounds sterling apiece, and were deliverable to the purchaser in six months.
From Six Months at the Cape by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
Investors are also digesting the Xi-Trump summit, which analysts broadly say produced few concrete deliverables but reinforced a phase of detente after years of tension.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
“The fact that the person worked extra to be compliant to the PIP deliverables shows me that they care,” Boccardo says.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
Malta is maybe a little corrupt and the deliverables show up.
From Slate ● Jun. 6, 2026
Lanting ticked off a list of deliverables, among them quantum interconnects, new wiring, and what he described as “some fundamentally new fab techniques for driving potentially higher-performance technology.”
From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026
Such softening should occur only in return for clear deliverables.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 13, 2024
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