issuable

[ ish-oo-uh-buhl ]

adjective

1. able to be issued or to issue.
2. forthcoming; receivable.
3. Law. admitting of issue being taken.

issuable

/ ˈɪʃjʊəbəl /

adjective

1. capable of issuing or being issued
2. law open to debate or litigation
3. authorized to be issued

Derived Forms

• ˈissuably, adverb

Other Words From

• issu·a·bly adverb
• non·issu·a·ble adjective
• non·issu·a·bly adverb
• un·issu·a·ble adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of issuable¹

First recorded in 1560–70; issue + -able

Example Sentences

Bankers' re-issuable notes were carried at one quarter the regular postage.

From Project Gutenberg

Telegraph and cable transfers are readily issuable by the telegraph companies themselves.

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