adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Capable of being assumed, or taken to be true. not-comparable

   "an assumable premise"

2. 2
   Capable of being assumed, or taken on. not-comparable

   "a disguise assumable by anybody"

3. 3
   Of a mortgage: such that a subsequent homebuyer can take on the existing balance, interest rate, and other terms. not-comparable

Synonyms

All synonyms

imaginablepresumable

Example

More examples

"a disguise assumable by anybody"

Etymology

From assume + -able.

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