issuable

[ ish-oo-uh-buhl ]

adjective

1. able to be issued or to issue.
2. forthcoming; receivable.
3. Law. admitting of issue being taken.

issuable

/ ˈɪʃjʊəbəl /

adjective

1. capable of issuing or being issued
2. law open to debate or litigation
3. authorized to be issued

Derived Forms

• ˈissuably, adverb

Other Words From

• issu·a·bly adverb
• non·issu·a·ble adjective
• non·issu·a·bly adverb
• un·issu·a·ble adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of issuable¹

First recorded in 1560–70; issue + -able

Example Sentences

The seven justices on the state Supreme Court dismissed the Chesapeake parents’ suit early Monday, writing in a three-page opinion that it is impossible to grant the relief the parent plaintiffs asked for — writs of mandamus and prohibition that would have prevented Youngkin and the Chesapeake School Board from declaring masks optional in school — because such writs were not applicable or issuable in this case.

From Washington Post

Treasury officials are able to invoke “extraordinary measures” to continue financing government activities up to a certain point, but without increasing the amount of issuable debt “would probably run out of cash” in October or November, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.

From Washington Post

A recent email from the U.S. government to lottery winners still awaiting their visas warned "it is plausible that your case will not be issuable" due to the 90-day travel ban.

From Reuters

A recent email from the U.S. government to lottery winners still awaiting their visas warned "it is plausible that your case will not be issuable" due to the 90-day travel ban.

From Reuters

A recent email from the U.S. government to lottery winners still awaiting their visas warned "it is plausible that your case will not be issuable" due to the travel ban.

From Reuters