usable
adjective
us·able
ˈyü-zə-bəl 
variants
or less commonly useable
1
: capable of being used
2
: convenient and practicable for use
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
Recent Examples on the Web
During a battery's lifespan, its usable power storage capacity dwindles.
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Matt Robison, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
The battery itself has 70-kWh of usable capacity, considerably less than the 92-kWh gross, but this provides some buffer for full performance even when it is nominally depleted.
—Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
However, the increase in the number of board feet of usable lumber has not grown as quickly recently.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2025
The end of that distant-third-place mobile OS would normally signal the end of the Lumia 1020 as a usable phone.
—Ars Technica, 17 Feb. 2025
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Matt Robison, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
The battery itself has 70-kWh of usable capacity, considerably less than the 92-kWh gross, but this provides some buffer for full performance even when it is nominally depleted.
—Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
However, the increase in the number of board feet of usable lumber has not grown as quickly recently.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2025
The end of that distant-third-place mobile OS would normally signal the end of the Lumia 1020 as a usable phone.
—Ars Technica, 17 Feb. 2025
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 1 Mar. 2025.
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