usable

or use·a·ble

[ yoo-zuh-buhl ]

/ ˈyu zə bəl /

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adjective

available or convenient for use: 2000 square feet of usable office space.

capable of being used: That saw is no longer usable.

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Origin of usable

1350–1400; Middle English <Middle French; see use, -able

OTHER WORDS FROM usable

us·a·bil·i·ty, us·a·ble·ness, nounuse·a·bil·i·ty, use·a·ble·ness, nounus·a·bly, use·a·bly, adverbnon·re·us·a·ble, non·re·use·a·ble, adjective, noun

non·us·a·ble, non·use·a·ble, adjectivere·us·a·bil·i·ty, re·use·a·bil·i·ty, nounre·us·a·ble, re·use·a·ble, adjectivere·us·a·ble·ness, re·use·a·ble·ness, nounun·us·a·ble, un·use·a·ble, adjectiveun·us·a·ble·ness, un·use·a·ble·ness, nounun·us·a·bly, un·use·a·bly, adverb

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How to use usable in a sentence

Tavis Smiley, the PBS talk show host and close friend to Cornel West, often credits West with having a “useable intellect.”
Cornel West’s Disappointing Decline|David Masciotra|October 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Most of the sewage can be converted to useable agricultural water.
Sewage Treatment And the Two-State Solution|Bernard Avishai|July 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In this instance a plea was entered for a useable small unit rate as against the wholesale charge.
Railroads: Rates and Regulations|William Z. Ripley
Each has a useable length of 1000 feet, a useable width of 110 feet.
South America Observations and Impressions|James Bryce

How did the Indian civilizations of the New World learn to harden gold into a useable point for a cutting weapon?
The Time Traders|Andre Norton
They shed the surface water and make it useable in damp weather, not possible with the turf.
Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916|Various
The automobile, which had gone into the stream, had been found intact, only needing some cleaning to make it once more useable.
The Rover Boys in Business|Arthur M. Winfield

British Dictionary definitions for usable

usable

useable

/ (ˈjuːzəbəl) /

adjective

able to be used

Derived forms of usable

usability, useability, usableness or useableness, nounusably or useably, adverb

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usable

or use·a·ble

Origin of usable

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British Dictionary definitions for usable

useable

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