exigible

[ ek-si-juh-buhl ]

/ ˈɛk sɪ dʒə bəl /

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adjective

liable to be exacted; requirable.

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Origin of exigible

From French, dating back to 1600–10; see origin at exigent, -ible

OTHER WORDS FROM exigible

un·ex·i·gi·ble, adjective

Words nearby exigible

exhume, ex hypothesi, exigeant, exigency, exigent, exigible, exiguous, exilarch, exile, exilic, Ex-Im

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How to use exigible in a sentence

The whole sum is exigible from the whole borough every time a geld is imposed.
Domesday Book and Beyond|Frederic William Maitland
Such other portions of principal as, though not exigible, we are still free to pay when we please.
Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson|Thomas Jefferson

British Dictionary definitions for exigible

exigible

/ (ˈɛksɪdʒəbəl) /

adjective

liable to be exacted or requiredpart of the debt is exigible this month

Word Origin for exigible

C17: from French, from exiger to demand, from Latin exigere; see exigent

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