checkable

adjective

check·​able ˈche-kə-bəl How to pronounce checkable (audio)
Synonyms of checkablenext
1
: capable of being checked
a checkable story
2
: held in or being a bank account on which checks can be drawn
checkable deposits

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Examples of checkable in a Sentence

all of the statistics cited by the news reporter are readily checkable, but it would appear that the article was never fact-checked before publication
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Capacity milestones are announced, dated, and checkable against the revenue pace every quarter. — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Axiom Math has used its autonomous, multi-agent system that turns mathematical statements into machine-checkable proofs to crack several unsolved mathematical problems and verify many more proofs this year. — Benjamin Skuse, IEEE Spectrum, 17 Aug. 2026 Because mathematical proofs follow a checkable sequence of logical steps, their conclusion is true or false beyond any subjective measure. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 9 Feb. 2026 The most potentially useful feature is Recall, which takes regular screenshots to act as a checkable history of your activity, but the privacy implications there aren't very appealing. — Brad Bourque, Wired News, 28 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for checkable

Word History

Etymology

(sense 1) check entry 1 + -able; (sense 2) check entry 2 + -able

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of checkable was in 1877

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“Checkable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/checkable. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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