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ad·just·a·ble

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–adjective

1.	capable of being adjusted: adjustable seat belts.

2.	(of loans, mortgages, etc.) having a flexible rate, as one based on money market interest rates or on the rate of inflation or cost of living.

3.	(esp. of life insurance) having flexible premiums and coverage, based on the insuree's current needs and ability to pay.

–noun

4.	any rate, expense, income, etc., that varies unpredictably: Luckily, his chief income is not made up of adjustables. Allow some money in your budget for the adjustables.

[Origin: 1765–75; adjust + -able

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ad·just·a·bly, adverb

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ad·just Audio Help   (ə-jŭst') Pronunciation Key
v.   ad·just·ed, ad·just·ing, ad·justs

v.   tr.

To change so as to match or fit; cause to correspond.
To bring into proper relationship.
To adapt or conform, as to new conditions: "unable to adjust themselves to their environment" (Karl A. Menninger). See Synonyms at adapt.
To bring the components of into a more effective or efficient calibration or state: adjust the timing of a car's engine.
In chiropracty, to manipulate (the spine and other body structures) to treat disorders and restore normal function of the nervous system.
To decide how much is to be paid on (an insurance claim).

v. intr.

To adapt oneself; conform.
To achieve a psychological balance with regard to one's external environment, one's needs, and the demands of others.

[Obsolete French adjuster, from Old French ajoster, from Vulgar Latin *adiūxtāre, to put close to : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin iūxtā, near; see yeug- in Indo-European roots.]

ad·just'a·ble adj., ad·just'a·bly adv., ad·just'er, ad·jus'tor n.

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adjustable
adjective
1.	capable of being changed so as to match or fit; "adjustable seat belts"
2.	capable of being regulated; "adjustable interest rates"

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aˈdjustable adjective

able to be adjusted
Example: This car has adjustable seats.

Arabic:	مُمْكِن تَعْدِيلَه أو ضَبْطَه
Chinese (Simplified):	可调整的
Chinese (Traditional):	可調整的
Czech:	nastavitelný, přizpůsobitelný
Danish:	indstillelig; justerbar; regulerbar
Dutch:	verstelbaar
Estonian:	reguleeritav
Finnish:	säädettävä
French:	réglable
German:	verstellbar
Greek:	ρυθμιζόμενος
Hungarian:	állítható
Icelandic:	stillanlegur, færanlegur
Indonesian:	bisa disetel
Italian:	regolabile

Japanese:	調整できる
Korean:	조절할 수 있는
Latvian:	regulējams; piemērojams
Lithuanian:	reguliuojamas
Norwegian:	regulerbar
Polish:	regulowany
Portuguese (Brazil):	regulável
Portuguese (Portugal):	regulável
Romanian:	reglabil
Russian:	регулируемый
Slovak:	prestaviteľný
Slovenian:	ki se da regulirati
Spanish:	regulable
Swedish:	ställbar, justerbar
Turkish:	ayarlanabilir