practicable

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

prac·tic·able BrE [ˈpræktɪkəbl] NAmE [ˈpræktɪkəbl] adjective (formal)
able to be done; likely to be successful
Syn: ↑feasible, Syn: ↑workable
•at the earliest practicable opportunity
•as soon as (is) practicable
•The only practicable alternative is to postpone the meeting.
•Employers should provide a safe working environment, as far as is reasonably practicable.
•Working at night wasn't a practicable proposition.
compare ↑impracticable
Derived Words: ↑practicability ▪ ↑practicably

Word Origin:
[practicability practicable practicably] mid 17th cent.: from French praticable, from pratiquer ‘put into practice’.

Example Bank:
•The university should provide timely notification where practicable.
•We aim to reduce, to the maximum extent practicable, the discharge of pollutants.
•We will do this as soon as is reasonably practicable.
•to reduce smoking as far as is reasonably practicable
•Working at night wasn't a practicable proposition.
•You should report any such incident to your manager as soon as (is) practicable.
•a practicable way/proposition/solution/measure/means/alternative

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  feasible, executable, viable, workable, operable