# applicable

Pronunciation: say "uh-PLIK-uh-buhl" /əˈplɪkəbəl/

## Adjective

1. Suitable for use in a given case; relevant to the matter at hand.
   - Simple: Fitting a situation, or able to be used in it.
   - _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   - _The committee decided the older policy was no longer applicable to remote workers._

## Origin

From Old French applicable, itself from Medieval Latin applicabilis.

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