"forgivable" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-forgivable.wav Forms: more forgivable [comparative], most forgivable [superlative]
Etymology: From forgive + -able. Partially displaced non-native Middle English pardonable (“capable of being pardoned, forgivable”) from Old French pardonable (“forgivable”). Etymology templates: {{af|en|forgive|-able}} forgive + -able, {{noncog|enm|pardonable|t=capable of being pardoned, forgivable}} Middle English pardonable (“capable of being pardoned, forgivable”), {{noncog|fro|pardonable|t=forgivable}} Old French pardonable (“forgivable”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} forgivable (comparative more forgivable, superlative most forgivable)
  1. Able to be forgiven; worthy of forgiveness. Synonyms: excusable, pardonable, venial Translations (able to be forgiven): простим (prostim) (Bulgarian), tilgivelig (Danish), vergeeflijk (Dutch), pardonebla (Esperanto), anteeksiannettava (Finnish), pardonnable (French), excusable (French), véniel (French), verzeihlich (German), tilgivelig (Norwegian Bokmål), wybaczalny [masculine] (Polish), perdoável (Portuguese), iertabil [masculine] (Romanian), scuzabil (Romanian), прости́тельный (prostítelʹnyj) (Russian), förlåtlig (Swedish)
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  2. (finance, not comparable) Of a loan, or a portion of it: such that repayment may be deferred for a period if the lender meets certain obligations. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Finance
    Sense id: en-forgivable-en-adj-nQIzswLF Topics: business, finance

Alternative forms

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