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forgoable

forgoable adjective: that can be forgone.

Adjective

forgoable

  1. That can be forgone.
    • Luxuries, because they can be forgone without harm, may be judged to be a morally more appropriate object of taxation than necessities, which by definition are not forgoable and not dissociable from harm.1994, Christopher J. Berry, The Idea of Luxury: A Conceptual and Historical Investigation, →ISBN
    Synonyms:
    dispensable

Synonyms of forgoable

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Origin of forgoable

From forgo + -able.

Words formed from forgoable

Questions about forgoable

What does forgoable mean?
Forgoable means that can be forgone.
What part of speech is forgoable?
Forgoable is an adjective.

Words near forgoable in the dictionary

  1. forgnaw
  2. forgnawed
  3. forgnawing
  4. forgnaws
  5. forgo
  6. forgoable
  7. forgoe
  8. forgoed
  9. forgoer
  10. forgoers
  11. forgoes

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