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registerable

registerable

5.3
Can be put on an official list
  • adjective
  • /ˈrɛdʒɪstərəbəl/
  • Formal
translation icon : registrable
  • This item is registerable.

Examples

  • He checked if his business name was registerable with the local authorities.

  • Only registerable vehicles can be driven on public roads.

  • The invention was not registerable because it did not meet the patent requirements.

  • Is it registerable now?

  • The patent office confirmed that the invention is registerable in their database.

  • Make sure your vehicle meets all the requirements to be registerable in your state.

  • Only trademarks that are distinctive and not confusingly similar are considered registerable.

Synonyms

registrable
vsregisterable
  • Formal
6.8

Can be put on an official list by law

is allowed entry in official lists without stressing legal conditions
recordable
vsregisterable
  • Formal
4.4

Can be filed in a public record

is able to be entered in official lists generally, not only legal public files

Surface Forms

registerable positive

Morphology

registerable = register (transparent) = register + able

Standard adjectival derivation from the verb 'register' using the productive suffix '-able', yielding 'able to be registered'.

Etymology

The word registerable comes from the noun register and the ending -able, where register means a 'list' or 'book' for official records and -able means 'able to be'. So, something registerable can be put on an official list or entered in a record.