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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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
They exported more than $360 billion in so-called digitally deliverable services—including advertising and artificial-intelligence tools—to Europe in 2024, according to U.S. government data.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 24, 2026
The 'Viking' brings back nearly five thousand quintals, deliverable at Bergen, and already sold by the efforts of Help Bros.
From Ticket No. "9672" by Laura E. Kendall
“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
Some of the deliverables the U.S. is seeking underscore just how much officials have reset any expectations that the U.S. could force changes to the Chinese economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
"I think it needs more detail, more targets, more actions, more deliverables, more timescales," she said.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2023
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