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fillable

fillable

3.9
Available to be taken for a job or position
  • adjective
  • /ˈfɪləbəl/
translation icon : disponible
  • The vacant office space is fillable by a new tenant starting next month.

Examples

  • In this dynamic, space is always convertible, emptiable, or fillable.

    Academic text (1993)

  • This container is fillable with up to five liters of liquid.

  • The application form is fillable online to make the process easier.

How Fillable

fillable
3.9
unfillable
1 6.2

Surface Forms

fillable positive

Morphology

fillable = fill (transparent) = fill + able

Same productive derivation; the adjective meaning 'able to be filled' extends metaphorically to roles or positions but remains predictable from 'fill' + '-able'.

Etymology

The word fillable comes from fill ('to make full') and -able ('can be'), like when you 'fill a seat' or 'fill a job'. So a fillable position is one that can be occupied or taken now.