contestableadj.

/kənˈtɛstəb(ə)l/

Etymology: < contest v. + -able suffix; perhaps < modern French contestable (Cotgrave).

That may be contested; disputable, debatable.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > questionable state or quality > [adjective]

openlOE

doubtousc1330

uncertain1338

doubtyc1380

brigousa1387

doubtablec1400

doubtfula1425

questionable1443

batable1453

strivablec1456

inquirable1485

litigious1520

doubtsomea1522

disputable1548

dubious1548

doubted?1551

moot1563

problematical1567

discussiblea1578

debatable1581

controversial1583

disputativea1586

debateful1587

decidable1596

controversible1601

controvertible1601

controversal1604

controversable1607

problematic1609

controversary1610

left-handed1610

disputed1611

dubitable1625

quarrellable1642

catchinga1670

non liquet1678

brigose1679

contestable1702

equivocala1797

controversional1807

contradictable1856

discutable1868

hinky1961

1702 J. Logan in Mem. Hist. Soc. Pennsylvania (1870) IX. 97 If it proves so contestable.

1761 Hist. Europe in Ann. Reg. 39/2 The contrary of this proposition is at least extremely contestable.

1889 W. E. Gladstone Speech in Comm. 20 Feb. I do not recollect for many years a case in which the House has been called upon to express an opinion on contestable matter in the Address to the Throne.

Derivatives

conˈtestableness n.

ΚΠ

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Contestableness, Liableness to be contested.

Draft additions August 2007

Economics. Designating a market or industry in which conditions are amenable to competition or new entry from competitors. Frequently in contestable market.

ΚΠ

1980 J. C. Panzar in Amer. Econ. Rev. 70 311 (note) William Baumol, Robert Willig and I study this concept in detail in ‘The Theory of Value in Contestable Markets’ (monograph in preparation).

1993 J. Kay Found. Corporate Success iv. xiii. 196 Food retailing is close to being a contestable industry. Small-scale entry is not too difficult.

1997 Dominion (Wellington) (Nexis) 26 Mar. (Business section) 14 Aerodome control services for aircraft on or near the ground..had been contestable since 1987 but no other companies had offered the services.

2006 B. Pedell Regulatory Risk & Cost of Capital ii. 9 According to the theory of contestable markets, this firm would be disciplined by potential competitors in its price setting behavior.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	contestable
释义	contestableadj. /kənˈtɛstəb(ə)l/ Etymology: < contest v. + -able suffix; perhaps < modern French contestable (Cotgrave). That may be contested; disputable, debatable. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > questionable state or quality > [adjective] openlOE doubtousc1330 uncertain1338 doubtyc1380 brigousa1387 doubtablec1400 doubtfula1425 questionable1443 batable1453 strivablec1456 inquirable1485 litigious1520 doubtsomea1522 disputable1548 dubious1548 doubted?1551 moot1563 problematical1567 discussiblea1578 debatable1581 controversial1583 disputativea1586 debateful1587 decidable1596 controversible1601 controvertible1601 controversal1604 controversable1607 problematic1609 controversary1610 left-handed1610 disputed1611 dubitable1625 quarrellable1642 catchinga1670 non liquet1678 brigose1679 contestable1702 equivocala1797 controversional1807 contradictable1856 discutable1868 hinky1961 1702 J. Logan in Mem. Hist. Soc. Pennsylvania (1870) IX. 97 If it proves so contestable. 1761 Hist. Europe in Ann. Reg. 39/2 The contrary of this proposition is at least extremely contestable. 1889 W. E. Gladstone Speech in Comm. 20 Feb. I do not recollect for many years a case in which the House has been called upon to express an opinion on contestable matter in the Address to the Throne. Derivatives conˈtestableness n. ΚΠ 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Contestableness, Liableness to be contested. Draft additions August 2007 Economics. Designating a market or industry in which conditions are amenable to competition or new entry from competitors. Frequently in contestable market. ΚΠ 1980 J. C. Panzar in Amer. Econ. Rev. 70 311 (note) William Baumol, Robert Willig and I study this concept in detail in ‘The Theory of Value in Contestable Markets’ (monograph in preparation). 1993 J. Kay Found. Corporate Success iv. xiii. 196 Food retailing is close to being a contestable industry. Small-scale entry is not too difficult. 1997 Dominion (Wellington) (Nexis) 26 Mar. (Business section) 14 Aerodome control services for aircraft on or near the ground..had been contestable since 1987 but no other companies had offered the services. 2006 B. Pedell Regulatory Risk & Cost of Capital ii. 9 According to the theory of contestable markets, this firm would be disciplined by potential competitors in its price setting behavior. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < adj.1702
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