checkable

checkable

English

Etymology

    From check + -able.

    Adjective

    checkable (comparative more checkable, superlative most checkable)

    1. Able to be checked.
      Antonym: uncheckable
      1. Able to be verified (confirmed).
        Synonyms: verifiable, confirmable
        Antonyms: uncheckable, unverifiable, unconfirmable
      2. Able to be marked with a check mark (a tick mark).
        Synonym: tickable
        Antonyms: uncheckable, untickable
        • 2003, Alan Cooper, Robert Reimann, About Face 2.0: The Essentials of Interaction Design, page 340:
          The checkable box acts as a visually recognizable icon next to its discriminating text.
      3. Able to be restrained and controlled.
        Synonyms: restrainable, containable, controllable, governable
        Antonyms: unrestrainable, uncontainable, uncontrollable, ungovernable
      4. (finance, not comparable) Alternative form of chequable.
        Antonym: uncheckable
        Coordinate term: collateralizable

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