Purchasable — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

capable of being corrupted

available for purchase

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɜːtʃɪsəbəl/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈɜːtʃɪsəbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈɜːtʃɪsəbəl/

3 syllables Say it as /pˈɜːtʃɪsəbəl/.

Examples

corruptible judges
dishonest politicians
a purchasable senator

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bribable venal corruptible dishonest for sale

Parts of Speech

adjective	capable of being corrupted “corruptible judges”
adjective	available for purchase “purchasable goods”

Word Forms

corrupt	verb	corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
corruptibility	noun	the capability of being corrupted
bribe	verb	make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence
venality	noun	prostitution of talents or offices or services for reward

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

käuflich

korrupt sein kann

🇫🇷French

achetable

susceptible d'être corrompu

🇪🇸Spanish

comprable

capaz de corromperse

🇮🇹Italian

acquistabile

suscettibile di essere corrotto

🇳🇱Dutch

verkoopbaar

in staat om beschadigd te raken

🇵🇹Portuguese

comprável

capaz de ser corrompido

🇷🇺Russian

покупной

способный быть испорченным

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बिक्री का

भ्रष्ट होने में सक्षम

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্রয়যোগ্য

দূষিত হতে সক্ষম

🇮🇳Tamil

வாங்கக்கூடியது

சிதைக்கும் திறன் கொண்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

కొనుగోలు చేయవచ్చు

పాడు చేయగల సామర్థ్యం

🇮🇳Marathi

खरेदी करण्यायोग्य

भ्रष्ट होण्यास सक्षम

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખરીદી શકાય તેવું

ભ્રષ્ટ થવા માટે સક્ષમ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಖರೀದಿಸಬಹುದಾದ

ಭ್ರಷ್ಟಗೊಳ್ಳಲು ಸಮರ್ಥವಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വാങ്ങാവുന്നത്

ദുഷിപ്പിക്കാൻ കഴിവുള്ള

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖਰੀਦਣਯੋਗ

ਖਰਾਬ ਹੋਣ ਦੇ ਯੋਗ

🇵🇰Urdu

قابل خرید

خراب ہونے کے قابل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

可购买的

能够被损坏

🇯🇵Japanese

購入可能

破損する可能性がある

🇰🇷Korean

구매할 수 있는

부패할 수 있는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

có thể mua được

có khả năng bị hỏng

🇹🇭Thai

ซื้อได้

สามารถเสียหายได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

dapat dibeli

mampu dirusak

🇵🇭Filipino

mabibili

kayang ma-corrupt

🇲🇾Malay

boleh dibeli

mampu dirosakkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قابل للشراء

قادرة على الفساد

🇮🇷Persian

قابل خرید

قادر به فاسد شدن

🇹🇷Turkish

satın alınabilir

bozulmaya müsait

🇮🇱Hebrew

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