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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That remains quite usable, and now there are lots of cars on the market that begin with well over 300 miles of WLTP range.
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James Morris, WIRED, 8 Dec. 2024
However, in bright daylight, images shot up to 5x remain usable.
iQOO 13 Review: Verdict
The iQOO 13 is priced at INR 54,999 (roughly $650) for the base 12GB RAM and 256GB storage variant.
—Prakhar Khanna, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
At the same time, NYPD detectives are working with the U.S. Marshals Service to try and track down the shooter and with the FBI, which has the most sophisticated technology for retrieving usable data from cellphones, sources said.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2024
The subway substations have one job: to change the power generated by Con Ed into something usable by subway trains.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 3 Nov. 2024
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James Morris, WIRED, 8 Dec. 2024
However, in bright daylight, images shot up to 5x remain usable.
iQOO 13 Review: Verdict
The iQOO 13 is priced at INR 54,999 (roughly $650) for the base 12GB RAM and 256GB storage variant.
—Prakhar Khanna, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
At the same time, NYPD detectives are working with the U.S. Marshals Service to try and track down the shooter and with the FBI, which has the most sophisticated technology for retrieving usable data from cellphones, sources said.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2024
The subway substations have one job: to change the power generated by Con Ed into something usable by subway trains.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Usable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/usable. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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