Forgoable

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    That can be forgone.

    "Luxuries, because they can be forgone without harm, may be judged to be a morally more appropriate object of taxation than necessities, which by definition are not forgoable and not dissociable from harm."

Synonyms

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dispensable

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"Luxuries, because they can be forgone without harm, may be judged to be a morally more appropriate object of taxation than necessities, which by definition are not forgoable and not dissociable from harm."

Etymology

From forgo + -able.

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