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purchasable

[ pur-chuh-suh-buhl ]
/ ˈpɜr tʃə sə bəl /
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adjective
capable of being bought.
that may be influenced by bribery; venal.
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Origin of purchasable

First recorded in 1605–15; purchase + -able

OTHER WORDS FROM purchasable

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How to use purchasable in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for purchasable

purchasable
/ (ˈpɜːtʃɪsəbəl) /

adjective
able to be bribed or corrupted
able to be bought

Derived forms of purchasable

purchasability, noun
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