Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

allocable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.64 in modern English

Syllables: al-lo-ca-ble
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Able to be allocated.

Etymology

By surface analysis, allocate + -able, on model of Latin allocare, rather than from allocate.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: allocare

Derived Forms

allocability

Synonyms

allocatable apportionable

Questions

What does allocable mean?: Able to be allocated.
Where does allocable come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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