tangibletan‧gi‧ble /ˈtændʒəbəl/ ●○○ adjective 
The scheme must have tangible benefits for the unemployed.tangible evidence/proof He has no tangible evidence of John’s guilt.2tangible assets/property property such as buildings, equipment etc3technical if something is tangible, you can touch or feel it: The silence of the countryside was almost tangible.—tangibly adverb—tangibility /ˌtændʒəˈbɪləti/ noun [uncountable]
WORD ORIGINtangible
Origin:
1500-1600 Late Latin tangibilis, from Latin tangere ‘to touch’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- tangible personal property
- The discussions produced no tangible results.
- There is no tangible evidence of dishonesty among the company's directors.
- Defense, education and tax cuts are tangible issues for Bush officials that they link to popular campaign promises.
- Finally, it also is tangible satisfaction when I get around to using it because I remember the work put into it.
- Groups seem to be most successful when undertaking tangible projects, as Black Mountain was when building its second campus.
- Macca converted this and the relief was tangible.
- Most of its business is solving problems rather than manufacturing tangible products.
- The passion of the writing was so tangible she almost cried.
- The silence as she lifts the lid is almost tangible.
- What sticks in the brain, and occasionally the heart, is something much less tangible.
Longman Language Activatorwhen information, statements etc are based on real facts
based on facts and not imagined: · No, honestly, It's a true story.· She says her parents arrived here as refugees, but I know that's not true.
based on things that can be proved to be true or real: · The police cannot arrest him until they have some solid evidence.· We had our suspicions, but no solid facts.· No one seems to have any concrete information about her.
firmly based on facts, able to be proved by being seen or experienced: tangible evidence/proof/results etc: · The discussions produced no tangible results.· There is no tangible evidence of dishonesty among the company's directors.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY The scheme must have tangible benefits for the unemployed. He has no tangible evidence of John’s guilt. The silence of the countryside was almost tangible.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
The scheme must have tangible benefits for the unemployed. He has no tangible evidence of John’s guilt. The silence of the countryside was almost tangible. (=definite proof)· There is no conclusive proof that your son is dead.
(=things that are obviously worth having)· The prize motivates people by offering them the prospect of a tangible reward for their efforts.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· The silence as she lifts the lid is almost tangible.· Their approval was so strong it was almost tangible, filling the big cluttered studio with sound.· The silence closed in around her and her loneliness was almost tangible.· The atmosphere of neglect and abandonment was almost tangible.· This, the second largest city in Bavaria, is an unusual mix of ancient architecture and almost tangible joie-de-vivre.· By the early 1970s there was an almost tangible atmosphere of guilt by association.· The words would hang in the air; they were almost tangible on the day after a row.
· What sticks in the brain, and occasionally the heart, is something much less tangible.· From the point of view of the school or college there could be a number of more or less tangible advantages.· I would argue that they are as charismatic as chefs and yet their skills are less tangible and harder to gauge.
· Pain of a rather more tangible nature brought about Ricky Ellcock's tragically premature retirement.· And more tangible than celebrity too.· Support was also there in a more tangible way.· Winning also brings more tangible rewards.
· There is comfort to be had in sticking with what is most tangible.· But more, the offer recognized, in the most tangible and generous terms, all he had achieved at Midvale.
NOUN· Fixed Assets Fixed assets capitalised during the year amount to £865,000 of which £700,000 relates to tangible assets and £165,000 to investments.· Stocks and bonds finance tangible assets such as factories and machinery.· Any permanent impairment of tangible assets identified is written off.· In rich families that have substantial inherited wealth, assets may be primarily in the form of claims on tangible assets.· He left the house, his only tangible asset, jointly to my aunt and myself.· Investors bought into tangible assets and sought return from income.· Net tangible assets were £49.2 million.· Depreciation is calculated to write off the cost or valuation of tangible assets other than freehold land over their estimated useful lives.
· Life-chances include income, perks and pensions, together with less tangible benefits such as security or good working conditions.· Once again, being informed is a tangible benefit.· The employer had, therefore, to incur heavy development costs before any net tangible benefits would accrue from the invention.· It must have tangible benefits for the unemployed and the community.· Successful motivation depends on emphasising positive tangible benefits.· Perform a cost-benefit analysis: identify intangible and tangible benefits and costs before putting in the required resources.· Unless they can make themselves more relevant and deliver some tangible benefits, they face going out of business.
· Of course not; they are the tangible evidence of a Government's full commitment to one of the country's major industries.· The institution also provided patients with tangible evidence that society feared the disease.· It was realised that our first aim should be to secure more tangible evidence and, if possible, further witnesses.· Company patronage is tangible evidence that the companies are committed to high standards of professional management.· In trying to conceal his negligence the projectionist had provided me with tangible evidence of the grand illusion.· In the absence of more tangible evidence, the argument regarding possible harmful effects on children can be ignored.
· For them, the challenge is in solving the problem - in putting the solution into a tangible form.
· The major product is information, not tangible objects like stocks of goods which are easier to evaluate.· But what of the mode of existence of tangible objects?· As a general rule, if you purchase a tangible object, it will be included in the price.
· It represented tangible proof of her achievements after years of struggle in a male-dominated profession.
· A definition of family property that is restricted to claims on tangible property is weighted heavily toward the concerns of rich families.
· Through his worldwide correspondence Miller had gained tangible results and rare commendation from the Apothecaries.· He had worked hard all his life, and hard work always gave him tangible results.· Once again the rhetoric failed to produce tangible results.· The return of Magic had another tangible result.· Few reports produce tangible results, many are drivel, most are soon dead or dying.· Schedule conferences at least once a week to discuss the tangible results of the students' efforts.· But his drive to reform the bank is already producing tangible results.· With services that have clear and tangible results, such as street maintenance and job training, this is not difficult.
· Extrinsic rewards Those tangible rewards that probably attract most of us into the workforce in the first place.· It is also helpful to use tangible rewards.· Most of the time they will not need a tangible reward like an extra sweet or a trip to the park.· Winning also brings more tangible rewards.· Many of the tangible rewards of diplomatic life changed little, at least in the seventeenth century.· Teaching well takes time and often yields little tangible reward.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
1clear enough or definite enough to be easily seen or noticed OPP intangible: - A definition of family property that is restricted to claims on tangible property is weighted heavily toward the concerns of rich families.
- Any permanent impairment of tangible assets identified is written off.
- Depreciation is calculated to write off the cost or valuation of tangible assets other than freehold land over their estimated useful lives.
- Fixed Assets Fixed assets capitalised during the year amount to £865,000 of which £700,000 relates to tangible assets and £165,000 to investments.
- In rich families that have substantial inherited wealth, assets may be primarily in the form of claims on tangible assets.
- Investors bought into tangible assets and sought return from income.
- Net tangible assets were £49.2 million.
- Stocks and bonds finance tangible assets such as factories and machinery.
The scheme must have tangible benefits for the unemployed.tangible evidence/proof He has no tangible evidence of John’s guilt.2tangible assets/property property such as buildings, equipment etc3technical if something is tangible, you can touch or feel it: The silence of the countryside was almost tangible.—tangibly adverb—tangibility /ˌtændʒəˈbɪləti/ noun [uncountable]