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applicable

adjective
uh-PLIK-uh-buhl/əˈplɪkəbəl/

1 meaning of applicable

Practice

  1. 1
    adjective
    Suitable for use in a given case; relevant to the matter at hand.

    Please complete only the sections of the form that are applicable to you.

    The committee decided the older policy was no longer applicable to remote workers.

    Similarrelevant, pertinent, appropriate, suitable

    Oppositeinapplicable, irrelevant

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Origin

From Old French applicable, itself from Medieval Latin applicabilis.