deliverable

adj, noun — 2 senses

deliverable

adj

UK /dɪˈlɪvɹəbəɫ/

Etymology From deliver + -able.

1

Able to be delivered.

  • The packages were not deliverable because the roads had flooded out.
  • Deliverable weapons of mass destruction in the hands of a terror network or a murderous dictator or the two working together constitutes as grave a threat as can be imagined.2002 August 27, “Eyes on Iraq: In Cheney’s Words: The Administration Case for Removing Saddam Hussein”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 May 2015:
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  • In any of our worlds, if we went out to consult on options that weren't deliverable, we would rightly be heavily criticised for wasting people's time.2021 May 5, Philip Haigh, “I think we need better than this from the rail industry”, in RAIL, number 930, page 50:
Derived terms
undeliverable

deliverable

noun

Etymology From deliver + -able.

1

Business, Management The tangible end product; that which will be delivered.

  • Due to inclement weather, we will be unable to provide our deliverables.
  • We packaged the deliverable, a program called FLOOD.EXE, in an installer file.

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