Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Capable of being used.
  • adjective Fit for use; convenient to use.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Capable of being used.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Capable of being used.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective capable of being used

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective convenient for use or disposal
  • adjective fit or ready for use or service
  • adjective capable of being put to use

Etymologies

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From Old French usable, from verb user "to use".

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