forgoable

adj

forgoable

adj

Etymology From forgo + -able.

1

That can be forgone.

  • Luxuries, because they can be forgone without harm, may be judged to be a morally more appropriate object of taxation than necessities, which by definition are not forgoable and not dissociable from harm.1994, Christopher J. Berry, The Idea of Luxury: A Conceptual and Historical Investigation, →ISBN:
Derived terms
unforgoable

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.