assumable en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English assume Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English assumable From assume + -able.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Capable of being assumed, or taken to be true.
an assumable premise
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(not-comparable) Capable of being assumed, or taken on.
a disguise assumable by anybody
- (not-comparable) Of a mortgage: such that a subsequent homebuyer can take on the existing balance, interest rate, and other terms.