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retainable

retainable adjective: capable of being retained.

Adjective

retainable (not comparable)

  1. Capable of being retained.

Origin of retainable

From retain + -able.

Words formed from retainable

Questions about retainable

What does retainable mean?
Retainable means capable of being retained.
What part of speech is retainable?
Retainable is an adjective.

Words near retainable in the dictionary

  1. retails
  2. retailtainment
  3. retain
  4. retain and explain
  5. retainability
  6. retainable
  7. retainably
  8. retainage
  9. retainages
  10. retainal
  11. retained

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