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tangible

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tan⋅gi⋅ble

  [tan-juh-buhl]
Use tangible in a Sentence
–adjective
1. capable of being touched; discernible by the touch; material or substantial.
2. real or actual, rather than imaginary or visionary: the tangible benefits of sunshine.
3. definite; not vague or elusive: no tangible grounds for suspicion.
4. (of an asset) having actual physical existence, as real estate or chattels, and therefore capable of being assigned a value in monetary terms.
–noun
5. something tangible, esp. a tangible asset.
Origin:
1580–90; < LL tangibilis, equiv. to L tang(ere) to touch + -ibilis -ible

Related forms:
tan⋅gi⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, tan⋅gi⋅ble⋅ness, noun
tan⋅gi⋅bly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. palpable, corporeal. 2. certain, genuine, perceptible. 3. specific.
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tan·gi·ble   (tān'jə-bəl)   
adj.  

    1. Discernible by the touch; palpable: a tangible roughness of the skin.

    2. Possible to touch.

    3. Possible to be treated as fact; real or concrete: tangible evidence.

  2. Possible to understand or realize: the tangible benefits of the plan.

  3. Law That can be valued monetarily: tangible property.

n.  

  1. Something palpable or concrete.

  2. tangibles Material assets.


[Late Latin tangibilis, from Latin tangere, to touch; see tag- in Indo-European roots.]
tan'gi·bil'i·ty, tan'gi·ble·ness n., tan'gi·bly adv.
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Word Origin & History

tangible 
1589, "capable of being touched," from M.Fr. tangible, from L.L. tangibilis "that may be touched," from L. tangere "to touch" (see tangent). Sense of "material" (e.g. tangible reward) is first recorded 1620; that of "able to be realized or dealt with" is from 1709.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: tan·gi·ble
Pronunciation: 'tan-j&-b&l
Function: adjective
: capable of being perceived esp. by the sense of touch
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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