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excludable

excludable

6.7
Can be made private so only some people can use it
  • adjective
  • /ɪkˈskluːdəbəl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : excluible
  • The school provided excludable resources to students who paid for the advanced program.

Examples

  • In 1954, Paul Samuelson, for example, demonstrated that it was not possible to rely on decentralized, spontaneous (self-organized) processes to achieve the same level of optimality as that of an open competitive market when the goods involved were public goods and thus not excludable and subtractable.

    Academic text (2016)

  • Many online services offer excludable features that only paying customers can access.

  • So capitalist move to make it excludable, right?

  • Certain entertainment events can be made excludable, allowing only ticket holders to enter.

Synonyms

exclusive
vsexcludable
399 5.4

Only for one person, group, or purpose and not shared

is about being possible to deny someone access
restricted
vsexcludable
18 3.9

Limited so only certain people can see or use it

is about being possible to deny someone access
exclusionary
vsexcludable
16 7.2

Not allowing certain people or groups to join activities

is about being possible to deny someone access

Antonyms

includable
3.5

Something you can add to a list, plan, or budget

Surface Forms

excludable positive

Morphology

excludable = exclude (transparent) = exclude + able

Standard adjectival formation from 'exclude' with '-able', indicating something that can be excluded or restricted.

Etymology

Excludable comes from the parts ex- 'out' and claudere 'to shut', the same root as the English word close. So an excludable good or service can be 'shut out' so only some people can use or access it.