distributable
- adjective
- /dɪˈstrɪbjʊtəbl/
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distribuible
- With Gutenberg, though his style of machine is no longer used, the general concept of movable type did not vanish so long ago, and the core invention of readily distributable and manufacturable printed knowledge lasted for 500 years and was in everybody's lives every day for all those centuries.
So Doug, the distributable history of Frankie Landau Banks by E Lockhart, who also wrote We Were Liars.
- So Doug, the distributable history of Frankie Landau Banks by E Lockhart, who also wrote We Were Liars.
Examples
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I suppose they wouldn't have been able to prevent tethering for as long as they did if apps were freely distributable.
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Ubuntu, being free distributable software, there is no formal contract between the data subject and the data processor that could legally frame the Shopping Lens.
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So Doug, the distributable history of Frankie Landau Banks by E Lockhart, who also wrote We Were Liars.
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The charity provided distributable supplies to families affected by the natural disaster.
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This program allows users to create distributable content that can be shared across various platforms.
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After the meeting, the manager handed out distributable flyers containing the updated project information.
Synonyms
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Can be given to a particular project or purpose, like a cost
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Made so several people can divide and eat it, like a dish
A resource you can give to a person or project to use
Able to be divided and shared among people or groups according to a plan
How Distributable
Surface Forms
Morphology
distributable = distribute (transparent) = distribute + able
Formed by the verb 'distribute' + '-able', meaning 'able to be distributed', which is directly derivable by learners.
Etymology
Distributable comes from the parts dis- meaning 'apart' and tribuere meaning 'to give', the same root as distribute and contribute. So something distributable is something you can 'give out' or share among people.