registrable

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English register

Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis

Proto-Italic *-ðlis

Latin -bilis

Latin -ābilis

Old French -ablebor.

Middle English -able

English -able

English registrable

From register + -able (“able, capable”).

Adjective

registrable (not comparable)

1. Able or needing to be registered.
   • 1994, Derek Roebuck, Law Relating to Banking in Hong Kong, page 212:

     Every mortgage of land evidenced in writing is registrable with the Land Office.

   1. (law) In United States trademark law, capable of receiving trademark registration.
      • 2018 August 21, U.S. Copyright Office Review Board, “Second Request for Reconsideration for Refusal to Register Vodafone Speechmark”, in United States Copyright Office‎^[1], page 3:

        Even if the symbol were a variation on an apostrophe, Vodafone claimed, the Work would still be registrable, because symbols and typographic elements may be protectable where a work in combination contains expressive elements, as is the case here.

Antonyms

• unregistrable

Derived terms

• nonregistrable
• registrability

Spanish

Etymology

From registrar +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rexisˈtɾable/ [re.xisˈt̪ɾa.β̞le]
• Rhymes: -able
• Syllabification: re‧gis‧tra‧ble

Adjective

registrable m or f (masculine and feminine plural registrables)

1. registrable