purchasable en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree English purchase Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English purchasable From purchase + -able.
Meanings
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Able to be purchased; available for purchase.
For years the Kama Sutra was only available to sailors and tourists coming back from Bombay, or purchasable in Paris stalls along the Seine as a dirty book.
1969, Allen V. Ross, Vice in Bombay, London: Tallis Press, page 88:
- Affordable.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more purchasable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most purchasable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
nonpurchasable · unpurchasable
Synonyms
affordable · middle-end · cheap at the price · gainworthy · mid-range · buyable · purchasable · inexpensive · gainworthy · inexpensive · for sale · reasonable
Translations (2)
la mercābilis (able to be purchased; available for purchase) · hu megvehető (able to be purchased; available for purchase)