lockable

[lok-uh-buh l]

adjective

capable of being locked; fitted with a lock: The car has a lockable glove compartment.

Origin of lockable

First recorded in 1890–95; lock¹ + -able

Related formslock·a·bil·i·ty, noun

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Word Origin and History for lockable

adj.

1832, from lock (v.) + -able. Related: Lockability.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper