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Definition of viable adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

viable

adjective
 
/ˈvaɪəbl/
 
/ˈvaɪəbl/
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  1. that can be done; that will be successful synonym feasible
    • a viable option/proposition
    • There is no viable alternative.
    • to be commercially/politically/financially/economically viable
    • If there was any delay then the rescue plan would cease to be viable.
    opposite unviable
    Extra Examples
    • It is only their investment that makes the project economically viable.
    • None of the projects proved financially viable.
    • a perfectly viable form of political organization
    • I'm afraid that is just not a viable option.
    • Once the company is commercially viable, we should be able to invest more.
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • prove
    • seem
    adverb
    • extremely
    • truly
    • perfectly
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  2. (biology) capable of developing and surviving independently
    • viable organisms
  3. Word Originearly 19th cent.: from French, from vie ‘life’, from Latin vita.
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