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issuable

American  
[ish-oo-uh-buhl] / ˈɪʃ u ə bəl /

adjective

  1. able to be issued or to issue.

  2. forthcoming; receivable.

  3. Law. admitting of issue being taken.


issuable British  
/ ˈɪʃjʊəbəl /

adjective

  1. capable of issuing or being issued

  2. law open to debate or litigation

  3. authorized to be issued

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Other Word Forms

  • issuably adverb
  • nonissuable adjective
  • nonissuably adverb
  • unissuable adjective

Etymology

Origin of issuable

First recorded in 1560–70; issue + -able

Example Sentences

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A recent email from the U.S. government to lottery winners still awaiting their visas warned "it is plausible that your case will not be issuable" due to the 90-day travel ban.

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A recent email from the U.S. government to lottery winners still awaiting their visas warned "it is plausible that your case will not be issuable" due to the 90-day travel ban.

From Reuters

A recent email from the U.S. government to lottery winners still awaiting their visas warned "it is plausible that your case will not be issuable" due to the travel ban.

From Reuters

A recent email from the U.S. government to lottery winners still awaiting their visas warned "it is plausible that your case will not be issuable" due to the travel ban.

From Reuters

Zulily said in its most recent filing with the SEC that as of March 30, about 110,915,025 shares of Class A common stock issuable upon conversion of outstanding Class B common stock will become eligible for public sale after the lockup expires in mid-May.

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