issuable

adjective

ˈi-shü-ə-bəl How to pronounce issuable (audio)
Definition of issuablenext
as in questionable
open to question or dispute an issuable claim that the food additive causes cancer

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Recent Examples of issuable 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for issuable
  1. questionable
  2. disputable
  3. moot
  4. negotiable
  5. debatable
Adjective
  • Stokes was off the injury report as of Monday, and Salaün was listed as questionable but looked to be a full participant in practice on Monday morning.
    — Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Forcing fans to cover XX-XY shirts wasn't merely a questionable judgment call.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of questionable
Adjective
  • However, disputable refereeing decisions, especially in the matches against Italy and Spain, led to allegations that South Korea may have benefited from favorable officiating.
    — Andrew Pereira, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 June 2026
  • Speech — Intimidation as censorship The First Amendment protects disputable speech, not agreeable.
    — Brielle Miller, Baltimore Sun, 9 Mar. 2026
Definition of disputable
Adjective
  • Regardless, the conversation is moot when Daemon informs them that Aegon is alive.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Mohr, the University of Kansas professor, agreed that the issue was functionally a moot point because of Carpenter’s margin of victory.
    — Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of moot
Adjective
  • Treating downtime as a non-negotiable event ensures your kids have the necessary breathing space to just be kids.
    — Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Although Friday’s game ended with the Dolphins losing to the Commanders 20-7, Hafley saw a victory in his team’s physicality, a non-negotiable characteristic for players during the regime of Hafley and general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan.
    — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of negotiable
Adjective
  • There are debatable details about what makes a mouthwatering Philly cheesesteak.
    — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Few deadlines offer trades this fascinating, this debatable, this multilayered.
    — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of debatable

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