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Meaning of practiceable | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C1
/ˈpɹæktɪsəbəl/

Examples

“If any ſhould here expect a more full opening of the nature of ſuch Banks of ſecurity, and other circumſtances relating to the practice thereof, it is not my ſcope to inſiſt thereon at preſent, leaſt the diſcourſe might become too large for men of buſineſſe: It may ſuffice in the mean time that the thing it ſelf plainly appeares to be practiceable, there being nothing in it but what is dayly acted amongſt men: […]”
“The immediate objects to be accomplished are, first, to arrest the growth of the tumor, bring it to a stand-still, and thus avoid the disastrous results which attend the attainment of very large size, with its consequent pressure, ruptures, &c. Second, when this is not practiceable, to obliterate the sac or sacs.”
“His balloon can be made to travel against contrary winds, and when this is not practiceable, it will tack to and fro like a ship.”
“Fordism, by contrast, is oriented toward the achievement of economies of scale in production by the elimination of labor by machinery. This latter approach was never practiceable in Japan because the smaller, more fragmented Japanese markets meant producers were constantly having to vary what they produced and had to settle for smaller lot sizes.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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