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exportable, a. and n.|ɛkˈspɔətəb(ə)l|
[f. prec. + -able.]
A. adj. Capable of being exported.
1717Newton in Rigaud Corr. Sci. Men (1841) II. 425 Silver in bullion exportable is usually worth 2d. or 3d. per oz. more than in coin. 1803Syd. Smith Wks. (1867) I. 41 The..exportable articles..which Ceylon produces are pearls, cinnamon, and elephants. 1877Fraser's Mag. XV. 85 The principal staples of her exportable wealth.
transf.1807Med. Jrnl. XVII. 118 What transmutation..renders it [yellow fever] exportable to Europe from us?
B. n. pl. Articles of exportation. rare.
1873A. L. Perry Pol. Econ. 522 The greatest loss falls on the exportables of a country.
Add: Hence exportaˈbility n., the quality or condition of being exportable; suitability for exportation.
1893in Funk's Stand. Dict. 1956Archit. Rev. cxx. 318/2 It is highly controversial and is dependent..upon such things as..the ‘exportability’ or otherwise of certain central area jobs. 1987Defense Electronics Sept. 96/2 The British and the Germans preferred a heavier air superiority fighter, whereas the French argued that cost and exportability considerations required a lighter, multirole plane. |