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lendable

lendable

1 3.3
Something someone can borrow to use for a time
  • adjective
  • /ˈlɛndəbl/
: prestable
  • Amazon notes that "not all books are lendable; it is up to the publisher or rights holder to determine which titles are eligible for lending."

Examples

  • Before borrowing, confirm that the digital file is lendable and available for sharing.

  • Amazon does let people loan out some Kindle books for a period of 14 days, but not all books are lendable, and books can only be loaned out once.

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  • Not all books are lendable; it is up to the publisher or rights holder to determine which titles are eligible for lending.

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  • Amazon wants every Kindle e-book to be lendable at least once, cutting sales in half.

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  • So we have desktops and lendable laptops that have screen readers, zooming software, things like that.

  • The library has many lendable books that you can borrow for up to three weeks.

  • Some textbooks are not lendable, so make sure to check if you can share them with friends.

Synonyms

loanable
vslendable
1 3.6

Something you can borrow, like books, equipment, or money

is used for any item available to be given out temporarily

Surface Forms

lendable positive

Morphology

lendable = lend (transparent) = lend + able

Standard adjective formation from the verb 'lend' with '-able' meaning 'able to be lent', directly derivable by learners.

Etymology

The word lendable is built from the verb lend ('to give for a time') and the ending -able ('able'), so it simply means 'able to be lent'.