arbitrable

adjective

ar·​bi·​tra·​ble ˈär-bə-trə-bəl  är-ˈbi- 

: subject to decision by arbitration

Examples of arbitrable in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

According to the complaint, Ascension Health consistently declined to submit the grievance to arbitration, stating that the underlying grievance is not arbitrable. — Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025

Clarke agreed with the Raptors that NBA commissioner Adam Silver should determine whether the dispute is arbitrable. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 29 June 2024

As such, an arbitrator would, in Wu's eyes, have first crack in determining whether the dispute was arbitrable. — Eriq Gardner, Billboard, 19 July 2019

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Medieval Latin arbitrābilis, from Latin arbitrārī "to consider, judge, decide" (verbal derivative of arbitr-, arbiter "onlooker, arbiter") + -bilis "capable of (acting or being acted upon)" — more at -able

First Known Use

1531, in the meaning defined above