deliverable
Americanadjective
noun
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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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"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
Looking at futures contracts deliverable this summer, they project prices may remain elevated, but still below their previous forecast.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 23, 2026
He estimated at the time that it would be 12 to 18 months before those inventories would be completely drawn down for deliverable silver.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 26, 2025
The Russians typically hammer out a deliverable of some type ahead of leader-to-leader meetings, Peek said, and this time should be no different.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 18, 2025
And all the while, steadily, persistently, he bought May wheat, till Gretry's book showed him to be possessed of over twenty million bushels of the grain deliverable for that month.
From The Pit by Norris, Frank
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