imposable

English

Etymology

From Middle French imposable.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪmˈpəʊzəbəl/

Adjective

imposable (comparative more imposable, superlative most imposable)

1. Capable of being imposed or laid on.

   imposable regulations

   imposable law

   • 1654, H[enry] Hammond, Of Fundamentals in a Notion Referring to Practise, London: […] J[ames] Flesher for Richard Royston, […], →OCLC:

     they were neither necessary to be explicitly acknowledged, before they were convincingly revealed, nor simply and absolutely imposable on any particular man

Derived terms

• unimposable

References

• “imposable”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• biosample

French

Etymology

From imposer +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̃.po.zabl/

• Audio (France (Brétigny-sur-Orge)):

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Adjective

imposable (plural imposables)

1. (finance) imposable; that can be imposed

Further reading

• “imposable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012