Money being the counterbalance to all things purchasable by it, as much as you take off from the value of money, so much you add to the price of things exchanged. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
purchasable — index mercenary, venal Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
purchasable — adjective 1. capable of being corrupted corruptible judges dishonest politicians a purchasable senator a venal police officer • Syn: ↑corruptible, ↑bribable, ↑dishonest, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
purchasable — /ˈpɜtʃəsəbəl/ (say perchuhsuhbuhl) adjective 1. capable of being bought: *There was something in her manner which gave him to understand that her services were purchasable. –oliné keese, 1859. 2. that may be won over by bribery; venal.… …
purchasable — purchase ► VERB ▪ obtain by payment; buy. ► NOUN 1) the action of buying. 2) a thing bought. 3) firm contact or grip. 4) a pulley or similar device for moving heavy objects. DERIVATIVES purchasable … English terms dictionary
purchasable — adjective see purchase I … New Collegiate Dictionary
purchasable — purchasability, n. /perr cheuh seuh beuhl/, adj. 1. capable of being bought. 2. that may be influenced by bribery; venal. [1605 15; PURCHASE + ABLE] * * * … Universalium
purchasable — adjective a) Able to be purchased b) Affordable … Wiktionary
purchasable — Synonyms and related words: approachable, available, bribable, buyable, corrupt, corruptible, fixable, hireling, marketable, mercenary, obtainable, on the market, on the pad, on the take, salable, slippery, to be had, treacherous, tricky,… … Moby Thesaurus
purchasable — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Marketable] Syn. salable, on sale, for sale; see commercial 1 , retail . 2. [Corrupt] Syn. bribable, having one s price, on the take*; see corrupt 1 , dishonest 1 , mean 3 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Capable of … English dictionary for students
purchasable — pur·chas·a·ble || pÉœrtʃɪsÉ™bl / pÉœË adj. may be purchased, buyable, may be acquired in exchange for money … English contemporary dictionary
