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Definitions for movable
ˈmu və bəlmov·able

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. chattel, personal chattel, movableadjective

    personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc)

  2. movableadjective

    (of personal property as opposed to real estate) can be moved from place to place (especially carried by hand)

  3. movable, moveable, transferable, transferrable, transportableadjective

    capable of being moved or conveyed from one place to another

Wiktionary

  1. movablenoun

    Something which is movable; an article of wares or goods; a commodity; a piece of property not fixed, or not a part of real estate; generally, in the plural, goods; wares; furniture.

  2. movableadjective

    Capable of being moved, lifted, carried, drawn, turned, or conveyed, or in any way made to change place or posture; susceptible of motion; not fixed or stationary; as, a movable steam engine.

  3. movableadjective

    Changing from one time to another; as, movable feasts, i. e., church festivals, the date of which varies from year to year.

  4. Etymology: From move + suffix -able.

ChatGPT

  1. movable

    Movable refers to anything that can be easily moved, shifted, or transported from one place to another. This term is often used to describe furniture, objects, property, or devices that are not permanently fixed and can be relocated as per need or convenience. The act of moving or the ability to be moved defines movable.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Movableadjective

    capable of being moved, lifted, carried, drawn, turned, or conveyed, or in any way made to change place or posture; susceptible of motion; not fixed or stationary; as, a movable steam engine

  2. Movableadjective

    changing from one time to another; as, movable feasts, i. e., church festivals, the date of which varies from year to year

  3. Movablenoun

    an article of wares or goods; a commodity; a piece of property not fixed, or not a part of real estate; generally, in the plural, goods; wares; furniture

  4. Movablenoun

    property not attached to the soil

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Movable

    mōōv′a-bl, adj. that may be moved, lifted, changed, &c.: not fixed: changing from one time to another.—n. an article of furniture.—ns. Movabil′ity, Mov′ableness.—n.pl. Mo′vables (law), such articles of property as may be moved, as furniture, &c., in opposition to lands and houses.—adv. Mov′ably.

CrunchBase

  1. Movable

    Movable has developed the MOVband. MOVband is a simple and fun wrist-worn activity monitor, MOVband measures all movement, not just steps, so every move counts! The company's primary targets are corporate and school-based wellness programs.

Editors Contribution

  1. movable

    To have the ability of movement.

    The goods and products are movable.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 8, 2020  

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of movable in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of movable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of movable in a Sentence

  1. Tania Mastrapa:

    I encourage people to seek their property ... but finding movable items like paintings or jewelry is particularly difficult.

  2. Benjamin Franklin:

    All mankind is divided into three classes: those who are immovable, those who are movable and those who move.

  3. Matthew Herbert:

    They're not procuring boats from Tunisia because they like Tunisian boats, they are procuring them because they are probably the easiest and cheapest to get at the moment, and boats are among the most easily movable commodities in the world. You simply move them on the water.

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Translations for movable

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  • beweglichGerman
  • moveblaEsperanto
  • irtain, liikkuva, siirrettävä, liikuteltavaFinnish
  • շարժական, շարժունArmenian
  • beweegbaarDutch
  • mobil, mișcabilRomanian
  • вільний, рухливий, рухомий, перехідний, мобільнийUkrainian

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    A ambidextrous
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