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deliverability

deliverability

7.9
Whether a thing of value meets contract rules to be given to the buyer
  • noun
  • /dɪˌlɪvərəˈbɪlɪti/
  • Specialized
translation icon : entregabilidad
  • The deliverability requirement of NYMEX is related both to the physical delivery characteristics of the commodity under consideration and to the existence of sufficient stocks in the system.
  • excess deliverability

Examples

  • Once the current excess deliverability of natural gas is eliminated and gas supply and demand are more in balance, gas prices in the United States and Canada will rise over the long term in the scenarios analyzed.

    Academic text (1990)
  • In assessing the deliverability of a financial instrument, investors consider its compliance with contract specifications.

  • Through the early 1990s, higher gas prices reflected increases in oil prices and the elimination of excess deliverability.

    Academic text (1990)
  • These are price uncertainty, demand and supply uncertainty, deliverability of commodity, product homogeneity, availability of price information, and trading opportunity.

    Academic text (1992)
  • The model results show this price trend reversing by 1990 in all scenarios, suggesting that the period of excess deliverability is nearing an end (Figure 1).

    Academic text (1990)
  • Surplus deliverability—the gas bubble—has existed in the U.S. gas industry since the beginning of the 1980s and has contributed to declining gas prices in recent years.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Norway is exclusively based on hydro-power, and the presence of so-called multiple-year reservoirs in the system, combined with the flexible generation capability of hydro-power, would easily meet the condition of deliverability posited in the NYMEX list.

    Academic text (1992)
  • The deliverability of the commodity is crucial for ensuring that all contractual obligations are met on time.

  • The deliverability standards set by the exchange must be strictly adhered to in order for the transaction to proceed.

Antonyms

Not able to be delivered to the person or place it should reach

Surface Forms

Morphology

deliverability = deliverable (semi-transparent) = deliver + able + ity

The morphological step from 'deliverable' to 'deliverability' is regular and transparent.

Etymology

Deliverability comes from deliver ('to hand over') and the ending -ability ('can be done'). In finance it means whether a product or asset can really be handed over and accepted under a contract, so it is about being 'acceptable for delivery'.