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OBTAINABLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does obtainable mean?
• OBTAINABLE (adjective)
The adjective OBTAINABLE has 1 sense:
1. capable of being obtained
Familiarity information: OBTAINABLE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Capable of being obtained
Synonyms:
getable; gettable; obtainable; procurable
Context example:
savings of up to 50 percent are obtainable
Similar:
available (obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service)
Derivation:
obtain (come into possession of)
Context examples
The quality of being obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service.
(Availability, NCI Thesaurus)
It is also obtainable in the form of supplements.
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