addressable

adjective

ad·​dress·​able ə-ˈdre-sə-bəl 

1

: able to be addressed : directly accessible

addressable registers in a computer

2

: of or relating to a subscription television system that uses decoders addressable by the system operator

addressability

ə-ˌdre-sə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

noun

Examples of addressable in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The management of the company assesses the serviceable addressable market at $15-20 billion. —Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025

While Max has built its reputation on premium international content, Gibbons acknowledged the need to invest more heavily in local productions to expand the addressable market. —Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 June 2025

Chewy opened its first veterinary clinic last year, paving the way to a $40 billion total addressable market, equal to roughly a quarter of the entire market tied to pets. —Alex Harring, CNBC, 25 June 2025

Like all business ventures, festivals need to find a fan fit and manage through variables like costs, weather, artist availability and addressable market. —Geoff Robins, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2025

Word History

Etymology

address entry 1 + -able

First Known Use

1953, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for addressable

• accessible
• assessable
• compressible
• expressible
• inaccessible
• incompressible
• inexpressible
• irrepressible

Kids Definition

addressable

adjective

ad·​dress·​able ə-ˈdres-ə-bəl 

: able to be reached through an address

addressable registers in a computer