dischargeableadj.
/dɪsˈtʃɑːdʒəbl/, U.S. /dɪsˈtʃɑrdʒəb(ə)l/ That may be discharged (in various senses of the verb); spec. (of a debt) that may be cancelled or written off as part of bankruptcy proceedings (cf. discharge v. 3a).
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society > trade and finance > payment > [adjective] > payable
solvable1655
payable1692
dischargeable1781
defrayable1886
1449–50 Rolls of Parl.: Henry VI (Electronic ed.) Parl. Nov. 1449 §43. m. 7 Which shirref of grete amerciamentez assessed uppon hym for the seid embesilyng, by your pardon therof hadde is dischargeable.
1472–3 Rolls of Parl.: Edward IV (Electronic ed.) Parl. Oct. 1472 1st Roll §41. m. 15 That every persone..afore this tyme..discharged of paiement..be of the .xv.me and .x.me..dischargeable and discharged.
1587 in J. Robertson Illustr. Topogr. & Antiq. Aberdeen & Banff (1862) IV. 244 Quhilk the said Johne Wischart..allegit wes verie dischargeable to the commoun law and lawis of the realme.
1650 T. Hobbes De Corpore Politico ii. ii. 16 All Covenants are dischargeable by the Covenantee.
1695 W. Atwood Rights & Authority Commons of London 28 No Man chosen Sheriff is dischargeable, unless for want of sufficiency in Estate.
1734 R. Arcedeckne Short View Pract. giving Money at Interest 54 A Cense or Contract of pension Right, redeemable and dischargeable, at the Demand of the Purchaser.
1743 tr. L. Heister Gen. Syst. Surg. I. i. 194 Whatever is corrupted of the Juices in an Erysipelas..seems to be much more easily dischargeable by Sweat.
1781 T. Jefferson Let. 31 Mar. in Papers (1952) V. 304 And we will give you moreover 150 lbs. of Tobacco a Day each dischargeable in current Money at the rate affixed by the grand Jury.
1838 Bradford Observer 29 Nov. 1/4 She must learn to regard her services in their right light, as duties dischargeable to the people.
1868 Amer. Law Reg. 16 693 This action is a civil action, but it is not founded..on any provable and dischargeable debt.
1897 Daily News 20 July 5/6 The notes are dischargeable on August 1st, 1900.
1902 Ann. Rep. Board of Regents Smithsonian Inst. 1901 727 A device in the form of a spar torpedo, electrically dischargeable, easily dropped, and composed of powerful explosives.
1922 Color Trade Jrnl. Feb. 88/2 National Quinoline Yellow is not dischargeable with hydrosulfite.
1983 Stanford Law Rev. 35 190 Credit obtained fraudulently is not dischargeable in bankruptcy proceedings.
2006 Windsor (Ontario) Star (Nexis) 30 Mar. a2 The ER now works smarter instead of harder, focusing as much attention on getting dischargeable patients out as taking in those who need immediate care.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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