a viable alternative

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• viable — vi‧a‧ble [ˈvaɪəbl] adjective 1. a viable plan, system, suggestion etc is realistic and therefore may succeed: • We had two months to come up with a viable proposal for saving the factory. • If investors find that approach viable, there are no… …   Financial and business terms

• viable — adjective 1 a viable plan or system can work successfully: a viable proposition/alternative/method etc Nuclear energy is only one viable alternative to coal or gas. | economically/commercially viable The project is not economically viable. 2… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• alternative — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ attractive, effective, good, radical ▪ acceptable, reasonable, suitable ▪ available …   Collocations dictionary

• viable — 01. Wind generated power is not yet financially [viable] on a large scale in this country. 02. Grains of wheat discovered in the great pyramids of Egypt were found to still be [viable] thousands of years after they were placed there. 03. The… …   Grammatical examples in English

• alternative — n. 1) to propose an alternative 2) to fall back on an alternative 3) a viable alternative 4) an alternative to 5) no alternative but to + inf. (we have no alternative but to compromise) * * * [ɔːl tɜːnətɪv] a viable alternative an alternative to… …   Combinatory dictionary

• viable — vi|a|ble [ˈvaıəbəl] adj [Date: 1800 1900; : French; Origin: vie life , from Latin vita; VITAL] 1.) a viable idea, plan, or method can work successfully viable alternative/proposition/option etc ▪ The committee came forward with one viable… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• viable — vi•a•ble [[t]ˈvaɪ ə bəl[/t]] adj. 1) capable of living 2) phl (of a fetus) sufficiently developed to be capable of living, under normal conditions, outside the uterus 3) bot cvb having the ability to grow or develop: a viable country; a viable… …   From formal English to slang

• viable — viability, n. viably, adv. /vuy euh beuhl/, adj. 1. capable of living. 2. Physiol. a. physically fitted to live. b. (of a fetus) having reached such a stage of development as to be capable of living, under normal conditions, outside the uterus. 3 …   Universalium

• alternative — al|ter|na|tive1 W2S2 [o:lˈtə:nətıv US o:lˈtə:r , æl ] adj 1.) [only before noun] an alternative idea, plan etc is different from the one you have and can be used instead alternative ways/approach/methods etc ▪ alternative approaches to learning ▪ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• alternative — 1 adjective 1 (only before noun) an alternative idea, plan etc is one that can be used instead of another one: There doesn t seem to be an alternative option. 2 (only before noun) an alternative system or solution is considered less damaging or… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Alternative fuel vehicle — refers to a vehicle that runs on a fuel other than traditional gasoline or diesel; any method of powering an engine that does not involve solely petroleum (e.g. electric car, gasoline electric hybrid, solar powered). Due to a combination of heavy …   Wikipedia