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deferrable

UK[dɪˈfɜːɹəbəɫ]

deferrable adjective: that can be deferred.

Adjective

deferrable (not comparable)

  1. That can be deferred.

Noun

deferrable (plural deferrables)

  1. Something that can be deferred.
    • Two general classes of goods and services then emerge — the essentials and the deferrables. The immediate wants present no problem. They must be had and are purchased accordingly.1962, Harold Florian Clark, Harold Stephenson Sloan, Classrooms in the Stores, page 111

Antonyms of deferrable

Forms of deferrable

pluraldeferrables

Origin of deferrable

From defer + -able.

Words formed from deferrable

Questions about deferrable

What does deferrable mean?
Deferrable means that can be deferred.
What part of speech is deferrable?
Deferrable can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce deferrable?
Deferrable is pronounced [dɪˈfɜːɹəbəɫ] (UK).

Words near deferrable in the dictionary

  1. deferoxamide
  2. deferoxamine
  3. deferoxime
  4. deferoximine
  5. deferrability
  6. deferrable
  7. deferrables
  8. deferral
  9. deferrals
  10. deferrated
  11. deferred

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