contestabilityn.

Brit.

/kənˌtɛstəˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S.

/kənˌtɛstəˈbɪlᵻdi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: contestable adj., -ity suffix.

Etymology: < contestable adj. + -ity suffix; compare -bility suffix.

1. The quality or state of being contestable.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > questionable state or quality > [noun]

questionableness1642

disputableness1660

controvertibility1775

controversiality1836

questionability1845

disputability1853

contestability1893

1893 N.Y. Times 16 July 10/5 After three years its policies would not be contested... The feature was soon taken up by other companies,..and the period of contestability shortened.

1923 T. E. Lawrence Let. 30 May (1938) 417 Part of the virtue apparent in the book lies in its secrecy, its novelty, and its contestability.

1940 Michigan Law Rev. 38 1274 If it appears that at the time the insured took out the policy he intended to commit a crime recovery is barred, at least if the death occurred within the contestability period.

1991 N.Y. Times 8 Dec. iv. 1/4 [He] is the heavy favorite for re-election. But between Labor Day and Thanksgiving, his position slid from unassailability to contestability.

2. Economics. The extent to which a particular market is amenable to competition or open to new entry from competitors; the fact of being a contestable market. Cf. contestable adj. Additions.

ΚΠ

1980 Amer. Econ. Rev. 70 533 Ninety-Third Annual Meeting of The American Economic Association. Denver, Colorado, September 4-7, 1980. Preliminary Announcement of the Program..Models for Antitrust..Elizabeth E. Bailey, Civil Aeronautics Board. Entry Hurdles, Contestability, and Antitrust Policy.

1981 Law & Contemp. Prob. 44 125 (title) The contestability of airline markets during the transition to deregulation.

1996 J. E. Campos & H. L. Root Key to Asian Miracle iii. 60 Contestability implies that even a few companies in a market will have incentives to introduce innovative products in competition with existing products in order to deter the competitive activitites of potential entrants.

2005 Independent 21 Nov. 31/4 Their main target is her proposal to offer primary care services under the banner of ‘contestability’, a New Labour euphemism for competition.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	contestability
释义	contestabilityn. Brit. /kənˌtɛstəˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S. /kənˌtɛstəˈbɪlᵻdi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: contestable adj., -ity suffix. Etymology: < contestable adj. + -ity suffix; compare -bility suffix. 1. The quality or state of being contestable. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > questionable state or quality > [noun] questionableness1642 disputableness1660 controvertibility1775 controversiality1836 questionability1845 disputability1853 contestability1893 1893 N.Y. Times 16 July 10/5 After three years its policies would not be contested... The feature was soon taken up by other companies,..and the period of contestability shortened. 1923 T. E. Lawrence Let. 30 May (1938) 417 Part of the virtue apparent in the book lies in its secrecy, its novelty, and its contestability. 1940 Michigan Law Rev. 38 1274 If it appears that at the time the insured took out the policy he intended to commit a crime recovery is barred, at least if the death occurred within the contestability period. 1991 N.Y. Times 8 Dec. iv. 1/4 [He] is the heavy favorite for re-election. But between Labor Day and Thanksgiving, his position slid from unassailability to contestability. 2. Economics. The extent to which a particular market is amenable to competition or open to new entry from competitors; the fact of being a contestable market. Cf. contestable adj. Additions. ΚΠ 1980 Amer. Econ. Rev. 70 533 Ninety-Third Annual Meeting of The American Economic Association. Denver, Colorado, September 4-7, 1980. Preliminary Announcement of the Program..Models for Antitrust..Elizabeth E. Bailey, Civil Aeronautics Board. Entry Hurdles, Contestability, and Antitrust Policy. 1981 Law & Contemp. Prob. 44 125 (title) The contestability of airline markets during the transition to deregulation. 1996 J. E. Campos & H. L. Root Key to Asian Miracle iii. 60 Contestability implies that even a few companies in a market will have incentives to introduce innovative products in competition with existing products in order to deter the competitive activitites of potential entrants. 2005 Independent 21 Nov. 31/4 Their main target is her proposal to offer primary care services under the banner of ‘contestability’, a New Labour euphemism for competition. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1893
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