deferrable

de·fer·ra·ble

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [dih-fur-uh-buh l]
- /dɪˈfɜr ə bəl/
- /dɪˈfɜːrəbl /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dih-fur-uh-buh l]
- /dɪˈfɜr ə bəl/

Definitions of deferrable word

adjective deferrable capable of being deferred or postponed: a deferrable project. 1
adjective deferrable qualified or eligible to receive a military deferment. 1
noun deferrable a person eligible for deferment from compulsory military service. 1
noun deferrable That can be deferred. 1

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Origin of deferrable

First appearance:

before 1940

One of the 7% newest English words

First recorded in 1940-45; defer1 + -able

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Parts of speech for Deferrable

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Deferrable

deferrable popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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