VIABLE


Meaning of VIABLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ vaɪəb(ə)l ]

1.

Something that is viable is capable of doing what it is intended to do.

Cash alone will not make Eastern Europe’s banks viable...

...commercially viable products.

ADJ

• vi‧abil‧ity

...the shaky financial viability of the nuclear industry.

N-UNCOUNT

2.

Foetuses, seeds, or eggs are described as viable if they are capable of developing into living beings without outside help. ( TECHNICAL )

Five viable pregnancies were established.

ADJ

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