acquirable

adjective

ə-ˈkwī-rə-bəl How to pronounce acquirable (audio)
Definition of acquirablenext
as in obtainable
possible to get is a decent bagel acquirable in this town?

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Recent Examples of acquirable That is the structural line between a high-paying job and an acquirable enterprise. — Tyler Chou, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2026 This is an interesting choice considering quarterbacks like Jameis Winston and Kirk Cousins may have been available as well, with Winston being more easily acquirable via trade. — James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025 With no comparable bat expected to be acquirable, the bidding could get pricey with multiple contenders in need of third base help. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 22 July 2025 Imagine you are sat in that same room with the whiteboard, and mentally cross off those targets that are no longer acquirable — and read on below. — Steve Madeley, New York Times, 17 June 2025 The exponentially growing volume of data would be nothing special, but with the ever-increasing abilities to collect it, at least in some regard, these newly acquirable volumes pose interesting answers to long-standing questions. — Julius Černiauskas, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2022 Aphantasiacs, whose inability to form mental imagery may be acquirable through stem-cell transplants, were found to be less susceptible to both the Ganzflicker pseudo-hallucination and to ghost stories. — Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 20 July 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acquirable
  1. obtainable
  2. available
  3. accessible
Adjective
  • The Heat are confident to start the season, but there are multiple reasons to think the team’s lofty goals might not be obtainable in a remade and loaded East.
    — Doug Haller, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The court found Village Homes’ financial predictions and reorganization plan obtainable.
    — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of obtainable
Adjective
  • The system can also help the Army pair missiles with the best available radar, even when that sensor sits outside conventional communication angles.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Reps could not provide information on how much stock is available and for how long.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of available
Adjective
  • The Next Phase Of Competitive Advantage As AI capabilities become increasingly accessible, competitive differentiation will come from how effectively organizations integrate those capabilities into their operations.
    — Joel Burleson-Davis, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The paradox of it, private and public, hidden yet accessible, reflects something essential about Antwerp, a city whose richness lives largely behind closed doors.
    — Michael James Gardner, Architectural Digest, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of accessible

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