Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deliverable

/dɪˈlɪvɹəbəɫ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.43 in modern English

Syllables: de-liv-er-able
IPA: /dɪˈlɪvɹəbəɫ/

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Able to be delivered.

noun

The tangible end product; that which will be delivered.

Example Sentences

"The packages were not deliverable because the roads had flooded out."
"Deliverable weapons of mass destruction in the hands of a terror network or a murderous dictator or the two working together constitutes as grave a threat as can be imagined."
"In any of our worlds, if we went out to consult on options that weren't deliverable, we would rightly be heavily criticised for wasting people's time."
"Due to inclement weather, we will be unable to provide our deliverables."
"We packaged the deliverable, a program called FLOOD.EXE, in an installer file."

Etymology

From deliver + -able.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: deliver

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /dɪˈlɪvɹəbəɫ/

Inflected Forms

more deliverable (comparative) most deliverable (superlative) deliverables (plural)

Derived Forms

undeliverable

Questions

How do you pronounce deliverable?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈlɪvɹəbəɫ/.
What does deliverable mean?: Able to be delivered.
Where does deliverable come from?: From deliver + -able.

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