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deferrable en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • [dɪˈfɜːɹəbəɫ] (UK)

Etymology

From defer + -able.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) That can be deferred.

Antonyms

nondeferrable

Deriveds

undeferrable

Translations (4)

de hinausschiebbar (that can be deferred) · tr tecil edilebilir (that can be deferred) · tr ertelenebilir (that can be deferred) · de aufschiebbar (that can be deferred)

deferrable en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • [dɪˈfɜːɹəbəɫ] (UK)

Etymology

From defer + -able.

Meanings

  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:

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