usable
adjective
us·able
ˈyü-zə-bəl 
variants
or less commonly useable
1
: capable of being used
2
: convenient and practicable for use
Synonyms
Examples of usable in a Sentence
Is any of this junk usable?
although the spade is usable as a snow shovel, it doesn't do a very good job
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The firm is one of the world’s biggest producers of solar inverters – equipment critical to making electricity from solar panels usable in grids.
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Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 May 2024
For example: Vitamin A: Some multivitamins will have vitamin A in the form of beta-carotene, the plant form found in plants that your body will turn into usable vitamin A.
—Anne Cook Carroll, Verywell Health, 15 May 2024
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Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 May 2024
For example: Vitamin A: Some multivitamins will have vitamin A in the form of beta-carotene, the plant form found in plants that your body will turn into usable vitamin A.
—Anne Cook Carroll, Verywell Health, 15 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for usable
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“Usable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/usable. Accessed 24 May. 2024.
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