excludable

or ex·clud·i·ble

[ ik-skloo-duh-buhl ]

adjective

1. capable of being excluded.

noun

1. something that is excluded or exempted.
2. (in U.S. immigration statutes) an undesirable alien who is not legally eligible to enter the country:

   Excludables include convicts and drug addicts.

Other Words From

• ex·cluda·bili·ty noun
• unex·cluda·ble adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of excludable¹

First recorded in 1915–20; exclude + -able

Example Sentences

“Paired with the already expected excludable delays in this case due to the number of co-defendants and the covid-19 pandemic, Mr. Young’s defense is expected to also be prejudiced due to dimming memories and the loss of exculpatory evidence,” they argued.

From Washington Post

Food is also excludable — you can restrict access to it to paying consumers.

From Seattle Times

“Sanchez targeted individuals who had been deported or were otherwise excludable from the United States, leaving them unlikely to discover that he had stolen their identities and unequipped to report it,” Harvey noted in court papers.

From The Guardian

“He has abandoned his residence. He is not a returning resident and in those days he was properly excludable.”

From New York Times

Proposals like the current one at Cabela’s were helped when the S.E.C. said in October that shareholder proposals that focus on a significant policy issue are not excludable from proxies.

From New York Times