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useable

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use⋅a⋅ble

  [yoo-zuh-buhl]
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–adjective
usable.
Related forms:
use⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, use⋅a⋅ble⋅ness, noun
use⋅a⋅bly, adverb

us⋅a⋅ble

  [yoo-zuh-buhl]
–adjective
1. available or convenient for use: 2000 square feet of usable office space.
2. capable of being used: That saw is no longer usable.
Also, useable.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME < MF; see use, -able

Related forms:
us⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, us⋅a⋅ble⋅ness, noun
us⋅a⋅bly, adverb
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us·a·ble also use·a·ble   (yōō'zə-bəl)   
adj.  

  1. That can be used: usable byproducts.

  2. Fit for use; convenient to use: usable spare parts.

us'a·bil'i·ty, us'a·ble·ness n., us'a·bly adv.
use·a·ble   (yōō'zə-bəl)   
adj.  Variant of usable.
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Word Origin & History

usable 
1382, from O.Fr. usable (1311), from user (see use). Not a common word before c.1840.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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