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

Meanwhile, Australian money transfer provider OFX has shifted to focus on B2B and in its H1 2026 results (spanning Q2-Q3 2025) explained how the company is now investing heavily to diversify its non-FX income services to ultimately double its total addressable market. —Daniel Webber, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026

The analyst also expects Airbnb’s decision to add hotel inventory to broaden the company’s addressable market beyond traditional short-term rentals. —Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 18 Jan. 2026

When your social circle has a combined net worth bigger than the GDP of most small countries, your total addressable market only needs to stretch so far. —Julia Black, Vanity Fair, 8 Jan. 2026

One such critique is that Anduril’s total addressable market — the United States government and its allies — is limited. —Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 17 Dec. 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