purchasable

  • 1Purchasable — Pur chas*a*ble, a. Capable of being bought, purchased, or obtained for a consideration; hence, venal; corrupt. [1913 Webster] Money being the counterbalance to all things purchasable by it, as much as you take off from the value of money, so much …

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  • 2purchasable — index mercenary, venal Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 3purchasable — adjective 1. capable of being corrupted corruptible judges dishonest politicians a purchasable senator a venal police officer • Syn: ↑corruptible, ↑bribable, ↑dishonest, ↑ …

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  • 4purchasable — /ˈpɜtʃəsəbəl/ (say perchuhsuhbuhl) adjective 1. capable of being bought: *There was something in her manner which gave him to understand that her services were purchasable. –oliné keese, 1859. 2. that may be won over by bribery; venal.… …

  • 5purchasable — purchase ► VERB ▪ obtain by payment; buy. ► NOUN 1) the action of buying. 2) a thing bought. 3) firm contact or grip. 4) a pulley or similar device for moving heavy objects. DERIVATIVES purchasable …

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  • 6purchasable — adjective see purchase I …

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  • 7purchasable — purchasability, n. /perr cheuh seuh beuhl/, adj. 1. capable of being bought. 2. that may be influenced by bribery; venal. [1605 15; PURCHASE + ABLE] * * * …

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  • 8purchasable — adjective a) Able to be purchased b) Affordable …

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  • 9purchasable — Synonyms and related words: approachable, available, bribable, buyable, corrupt, corruptible, fixable, hireling, marketable, mercenary, obtainable, on the market, on the pad, on the take, salable, slippery, to be had, treacherous, tricky,… …

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  • 10purchasable — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Marketable] Syn. salable, on sale, for sale; see commercial 1 , retail . 2. [Corrupt] Syn. bribable, having one s price, on the take*; see corrupt 1 , dishonest 1 , mean 3 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Capable of …

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