Nettable

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Capable of being caught with a net. not-comparable

    "In an emergency, a few choice fishes have been collected by enterprising divers use^([sic]) up to four different types of nets which can more or less catch almost any fish which is nettable."

  2. 2
    Capable of producing a net profit on the books. not-comparable

    "Nonnettable inventory is one type of unavailable inventory, but there may also be some nettable inventory that is unavailable to be picked."

Example

More examples

"In an emergency, a few choice fishes have been collected by enterprising divers use^([sic]) up to four different types of nets which can more or less catch almost any fish which is nettable."

Etymology

From net + -able.

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