allocable

adjective

al·​lo·​ca·​ble ˈa-lə-kə-bəl 

: capable of being allocated

Examples of allocable in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The deduction cannot exceed the gross income from the business, less the deductions allocable to that business. — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2026

Net profits allocable to the Net Profits Interest were $6,312,156, compared to $2,850,857 in the previous year, with the increase attributed to higher oil and natural gas sales. — Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024

However, the definition of wages continues to state that the amount cannot include any amount which is not properly allocable to qualified business income. — Lynn Mucenski Keck, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2022

Word History

Etymology

alloc(ate) + -able

First Known Use

1715, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for allocable

• damnable
• disable
• enable
• roundtable
• timetable
• turntable
• unable
• unstable
• able
• chaebol
• fable
• label

Legal Definition

allocable

adjective

al·​lo·​ca·​ble ˈa-lə-kə-bəl 

: capable of being allocated or assigned