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English
Etymology
From administer + -able.
Adjective
administrable (comparative more administrable, superlative most administrable)
- Able to be administered
- 1984, Rules for the Federal Tax Treatment of Fringe Benefits:
- Ideally such legislation should ensure horizontal equity between taxpayers and should provide clear and easily administrable rules.
- 1989, The Public Interest:
- It is very difficult to state a sensible and administrable principle of compensation - but then, it is always difficult to state sensible and administrable principles.
- 1997, Jon Bennett, NGOs and Governments:
- Active and open NGOs, operating in conjunction with the government under clear and easily administrable laws, are a vital component of a free and functional civil society.
Translations
Further reading
- “administrable”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “administer”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “administrable”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “administrable”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “administrable”, in Wordnik.
- administrable, (manageable*0.05), (practicable*0.05) at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.
French
Etymology
From administer + -able.
Pronunciation
Adjective
administrable (plural administrables)
- administrable