practicable

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpræktɪkəbəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈpræktɪkəbəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(prakti kə bəl)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
prac•ti•ca•ble /ˈpræktɪkəbəl/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. capable of being done or put into practice; feasible:Our economic plan is not practicable at the moment.
  2. capable of being used.
prac•ti•ca•bil•i•ty /ˌpræktɪkəˈbɪlɪti/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable]
prac•ti•ca•bly, adv. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
prac•ti•ca•ble  (prakti kə bəl),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. capable of being done, effected, or put into practice, with the available means;
    feasible:a practicable solution.
  2. capable of being used:a practicable gift.
  3. Show Business[Theat.](of a stage property or part of a set) designed or constructed for actual use;
    a practicable window;
    practicable water faucets.
  • Medieval Latin practic(āre) to practice + -able
  • 1660–70
prac′ti•ca•bili•ty, practi•ca•ble•ness, n. 
practi•ca•bly, adv. 
    1. workable, achievable, attainable. See possible. 
    1. unfeasible.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
practicable /ˈpræktɪkəbəl/ adj
  1. capable of being done; feasible
  2. usable
Etymology: 17th Century: from French praticable, from pratiquer to practise; see practicalˌpracticaˈbility, ˈpracticableness n ˈpracticably adv USAGE: See practical
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