determinable
Americanadjective
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able to be decided, fixed, or found out
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law liable to termination under certain conditions; terminable
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Etymology
Origin of determinable
1275–1325; Middle English: fixed < Old French < Late Latin dēterminābilis, equivalent to Latin dētermin ( āre ) to bound, determine + -ābilis -able
Example Sentences
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Then there is the notion of the “rational actor,” with logical or determinable preferences.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
It also said the "financial impact is not determinable" but may result in significant lost earnings.
From Reuters ● Apr. 22, 2023
Questions about a virus – what happened and why? – should be empirical questions that have determinable answers.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 9, 2020
To get the tax benefit this year, companies must show that the amount of the bonus is fixed and determinable, explained Sheryl Vander Baan, a tax partner at Crowe Horwath.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 20, 2017
That to which one has a strict right belongs to one as one's own, and hence it must be determinate or determinable.
From Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities by Callan, Charles Jerome
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