repairablere‧pair‧a‧ble /rɪˈpeərəbəl $ -ˈper-/ adjective [not before noun] - Claims for articles damaged but repairable are paid on the basis of the repair cost.
- If the goods are faulty but repairable, haggle for a further discount.
- Over the past 30 years there has been a sprinkling of repairable incidents and three Spitfires totally lost with pilot fatality.
- The car was crumpled where it was supposed to be crumpled, but seemed otherwise repairable.
- These contracts covered the breaking down of damaged aircraft considered beyond economical repair to salvage repairable and reusable components.
nounrepairdisrepairadjectiverepairableirreparableverbrepairadverbirreparably