issuable

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is·su·able | \ ˈi-shü-ə-bəl

Definition of issuable

1 : open to contest, debate, or litigation

2 : authorized for issue bonds issuable under the merger terms

3 : possible as a result or consequence

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Although issuable now tends to appear in financial contexts (such as in reference to shares that are eligible to be issued, or made available, according to a company's articles of incorporation), it was originally used in the late 16th century as a legal term: an issuable matter was one that was open to contest, debate, or litigation. Within a century, though, the word had taken on the "authorized for issue" meaning that it most commonly has today. In making its home in the world of finance, issuable is carrying on a family tradition. In the early 14th century, its predecessor issue began being used in plural to refer to proceeds from a source of revenue, such as an estate. Issue itself traces back to Latin exire, meaning "to go out."

Examples of issuable in a Sentence

an issuable claim that the food additive causes cancer

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