Looking for the meaning of the word MOVABLE in English for both noun and verb forms from the Oxford Dictionary? Below, you can explore all possible meanings and definitions of MOVABLE with sentence examples. You can also use the “AUDIO PRONUNCIATION” track to check the correct pronunciation in British English.
Word: Movable
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Old French, from moveir ‘to move’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈmuːvəbl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
capable of being moved
Short Definition:capable of being moved
Examples:- they stripped the town of all movable objects and fled
Definition:
(of property) of the nature of a chattel, as distinct from land or buildings
Short Definition:constituting chattel
Examples:- a man of sufficient movable property but with hardly any land
Variant Forms:
- moveable
Word: Movable
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈmuːvəbl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
property or possessions not including land or buildings
Short Definition:property not including land or buildings
Examples:- in many cases the movables are the facilities and stock-in-trade of a business
- a tax of one shilling in the pound on movables
Variant Forms:
- moveable
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