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adjective capable of being adjusted: adjustable seat belts.
(of loans, mortgages, etc.) having a flexible rate, as one based on money market interest rates or on the rate of inflation or cost of living.
(especially of life insurance) having flexible premiums and coverage, based on the insuree's current needs and ability to pay.
noun any rate, expense, income, etc., that varies unpredictably: Luckily, his chief income is not made up of adjustables. Allow some money in your budget for the adjustables.
Origin of adjustable First recorded in 1765–75; adjust + -able
OTHER WORDS FROM adjustable ad·just·a·bly, adverb non·ad·just·a·ble, adjective non·ad·just·a·bly, adverb pre·ad·just·a·ble, adjective
un·ad·just·a·ble, adjective un·ad·just·a·bly, adverb
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Words nearby adjustable adjunct professor, adjuration, adjure, adjust, adjustability, adjustable , adjustable-pitch, adjustable-rate mortgage, adjusted, adjusted gross income, adjuster
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Example sentences from the Web for adjustable Where other stands get their range of motion from an adjustable base, this stand makes up for it with an easel that has eight different angle settings, perfect for boosting a laptop to the right height.
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An adjustable ergonomic frame and a highly useful joystick navigation setup make it easy to customize the monitor to your needs.
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Assembly takes 15 minutes and, once done, you can lounge comfortably on an adjustable headrest.
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One of the new features of the cheaper Tread and higher-end bike will be a more adjustable tablet screen.
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The keys have multicolor backlighting that is adjustable , making your game visually stimulating even off-screen.
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For jazz and Latin dances, she wore a carbon fiber foot with an adjustable heel that let her dance up on her toes.
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That experience has now translated into her latest invention: a smaller bag featuring an adjustable strap.
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One bikini bottom has an adjustable waist that allows women to wear it either high or low waisted.
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For them, bankers developed more flexible products: no money down, no documentation, interest-only, adjustable rate.
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Shortly after her birthday, Schroeder decided to get an adjustable gastric band known as the Lap-Band.
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The part lettered F (in front) represents the fence, which in this case is not adjustable .
Woodwork Joints | William Fairham
Between Trelawny and Mary there existed the same kind of adjustable difference.
The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume II (of 2) | Florence A. Thomas Marshall
We furnish a ten cable chest expander which is adjustable to give resistance up to 200 lbs.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science February 1930 | Various
An illustration of a chisel converted into a plane is the adjustable chisel-gage, Fig. 99.
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I see that here the coupling between the primary and secondary is adjustable , so place it at maximum at the start.
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