Definitions for adjustable

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adjustable ad·just·a·ble

Spelling: [uh-juhs-tuh-buh l]

IPA: /əˈdʒʌs tə bəl/

Adjustable is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 20 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 25 points.

You can make 584 anagrams from letters in adjustable (aabdejlstu).

Definitions for adjustable

noun

1. any rate, expense, income, etc., that varies unpredictably:

adjective

1. capable of being adjusted:
2. (of loans, mortgages, etc.) having a flexible rate, as one based on money market interest rates or on the rate of inflation or cost of living.
3. (especially of life insurance) having flexible premiums and coverage, based on the insuree's current needs and ability to pay.

Origin of adjustable

First recorded in 1765-75; adjust + -able

Examples for adjustable

The float should be so arranged that it is adjustable with reference to the lever that it contacts with.

adjustable extensions on the speakers brought the sound to the bone of the skull.

This indicates that it is adjustable to any tongue, and performable in any tongue.

That experience has now translated into her latest invention: a smaller bag featuring an adjustable strap.

The protractor has a graduated disk, and is adjustable so it can be disposed at any angle.

For jazz and Latin dances, she wore a carbon fiber foot with an adjustable heel that let her dance up on her toes.

One bikini bottom has an adjustable waist that allows women to wear it either high or low waisted.

Shortly after her birthday, Schroeder decided to get an adjustable gastric band known as the Lap-Band.

Its position is adjustable by means of a rack and a draw-tube.

For them, bankers developed more flexible products: no money down, no documentation, interest-only, adjustable rate.