"borrowable" meaning in English

See borrowable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more borrowable [comparative], most borrowable [superlative]
Etymology: borrow + -able Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|borrow|able}} borrow + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} borrowable (comparative more borrowable, superlative most borrowable)
  1. Capable of being borrowed; available to be borrowed.
    Sense id: en-borrowable-en-adj-K0ukhL8I Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -able

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