issuable
adjective
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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
Kansas City Star, 15 July 2024
Proportional adjustments also will be made to outstanding equity awards, warrants and convertible notes, and to the number of shares issued and issuable under the Company's stock incentive plans and certain existing agreements.
—Kansas City Star, 8 May 2024
Treasury officials are able to invoke ‘’extraordinary measures’' to continue financing government activities up to a certain point, but without increasing the amount of issuable debt ‘’would probably run out of cash’' in October or November, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.
—BostonGlobe.com, 9 Aug. 2021
Himle said that prior to the audit meeting, the police department had put together a plan to deal with the transfer of the thousands of re-issuable citations to the Municipal Court.
—Vanessa Swales, Journal Sentinel, 10 May 2022
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“Issuable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/issuable. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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