exigible

English

Etymology

From Middle French exigible, from Late Latin exigibilis, from exigō (“exact, execute”) + -ibilis.

Adjective

exigible

1. That may be exacted; demandable; requirable.

   an exigible tax

French

Etymology

From exiger (“to demand, require”) +‎ -ible.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛɡ.zi.ʒibl/

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Adjective

exigible (plural exigibles)

1. exigible, enforceable

   Antonym: inexigible

Derived terms

• exigibilité
• inexigible

Further reading

• “exigible”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs

Proto-Italic *eks

Latin ex

Latin ex-

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-

Proto-Indo-European *-eti

Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti

Proto-Italic *agō

Latin agō

Latin exigereder.

Spanish exigir

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom

Proto-Italic *-ðlom

Proto-Italic *-ðlis

Latin -bilis

Latin -ibilis

Spanish -ible

Spanish exigible

From exigir (“demand”) + -ible.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eɡsiˈxible/ [eɣ̞.siˈxi.β̞le]
• Rhymes: -ible
• Syllabification: e‧xi‧gi‧ble

Adjective

exigible m or f (masculine and feminine plural exigibles)

1. exigible, enforceable, demandable

Further reading

• “exigible”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025