ALLOCABLE

allocable, allocatable, apportionable

(adjective) capable of being distributed

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

allocable (not comparable)

Able to be allocated.

Usage notes

The form allocatable (regular English derivation from allocate) is also found, but is primarily used in computing; in legal use the term is allocable.

Synonyms

• allocatable (chiefly computing)

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The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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