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workable [ˈwɜ:kəbl][solution, agreement] viable ; [suggestion, plan] réalisable* * *['wɜːkəbl]1) ( feasible) [idea, plan] réalisable; [system] pratique; [arrangement] possible2) Agriculture, Industry exploitable; [cement] maniable -
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adj.viable; réalisable; qui pÉUt fonctionner; fam. jouableEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > workable
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adjective ((of a plan) able to be carried out.) réalisable -
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auto-assurance fLooking for a way to manage costs and have greater control over the health benefits you provide your employees? Self-insurance may be a workable alternative. Self-insuring means you pay health benefits with corporate assets rather than paying a premium to transfer that responsibility to a third party, says James Kinder, CEO of the Self-Insurance Institute of America in Santa Ana, California.
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[wə:k] 1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) travail2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) travail3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) travail4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) oeuvre5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) travail6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) travail2. verb1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) (faire) travailler (sur/à)2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) travailler3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) (faire) fonctionner4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) marcher5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) progresser (lentement)6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) devenir peu à peu7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) façonner•- - work- workable - worker - works 3. noun plural1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) mécanisme2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) oeuvres•- work-box - workbook - workforce - working class - working day - work-day - working hours - working-party - work-party - working week - workman - workmanlike - workmanship - workmate - workout - workshop - at work - get/set to work - go to work on - have one's work cut out - in working order - out of work - work of art - work off - work out - work up - work up to - work wonders
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Workable — Work a*ble, a. Capable of being worked, or worth working; as, a workable mine; workable clay. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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workable — 1540s, from WORK (Cf. work) (v.) + ABLE (Cf. able). Related: Workably … Etymology dictionary
workable — [adj] feasible applicable, breeze*, cinch*, doable, duck soup*, easy, easy as pie*, exploitable, functional, no sweat*, piece of cake*, possible, practicable, practical, simple as ABC*, snap, usable, useful, viable, working; concepts 538,552,560… … New thesaurus
workable — ► ADJECTIVE 1) able to be worked. 2) capable of producing the desired result. DERIVATIVES workability noun workably adverb … English terms dictionary
workable — [wʉr′kə bəl] adj. 1. that can be worked 2. practicable; feasible workability n. workableness … English World dictionary
workable — work|a|ble [ˈwə:kəbəl US ˈwə:r ] adj 1.) a workable system, plan etc will be practical and effective ▪ a workable solution to the problem ▪ a workable timetable 2.) a substance that is workable can be shaped with your hands ▪ workable clay for… … Dictionary of contemporary English
workable — adjective 1 a workable system, idea etc can be used in a practical and efficient way: a workable timetable 2 a substance that is workable can be shaped with your hands: workable clay for making pots … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
workable — adjective Date: 1545 1. capable of being worked < a workable material > 2. practicable, feasible < a workable system > • workability noun • workableness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
workable — [[t]wɜ͟ː(r)kəb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED A workable idea or system is realistic and practical, and likely to be effective. Investors can simply pay cash, but this isn t a workable solution in most cases. Syn: practicable Ant: unworkable … English dictionary