acquirable

4.9

Something you can get by buying or learning

adjective
/əˈkwaɪərəbəl/

: adquirible

The coveted collectible is acquirable only from select retailers.

Examples

Sooner or later, probably sooner, any of your data stored in "the cloud" will be acquirable upon demand without a warrant by the federal government.

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Suitable means of eliminating these people from influencing society are either available or acquirable.

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The rare stamps from the exhibition are acquirable for a limited time at the gift shop.
Many new skills are acquirable through online courses and workshops.

Synonyms

obtainable

vsacquirable

6 3.7

Possible to get or buy

is the general meaning rather than a formal or informal variant

procurable

vsacquirable

5.8

Able to be bought or found

is the common plain term rather than formal usage

getable

vsacquirable

4.3

Can be bought or found

is the neutral formal description rather than casual speech

How Obtainable

available

∞ 2.3

acquirable

4.9

unobtainable

7 6.1

Surface Forms

acquirable positive

Morphology

acquirable = acquire (transparent) = acquire + able

Standard suffixation of 'acquire' with '-able' yields 'capable of being acquired'; the small orthographic change (dropping final 'e') does not obscure the relation.

Etymology

Acquirable comes from Latin parts ad- meaning 'to' and quaerere meaning 'to seek'. It shares the same root as acquire, quest, and question, so acquirable simply means 'able to be sought and gained'.