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I understand that government should live within its means, value the money it holds in trust from you the taxpayer, avoid waste and, above all else, observe the first maxim of good government: namely, do no avoidable harm.
Tony Abbott

Meaning of "avoidable" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF AVOIDABLE

avoidable  [əˈvɔɪdəbəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AVOIDABLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Avoidable is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES AVOIDABLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of avoidable in the English dictionary

The definition of avoidable in the dictionary is possible to avoid.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AVOIDABLE


biddable
ˈbɪdəbəl
biodegradable
ˌbaɪəʊdɪˈɡreɪdəbəl
decidable
dɪˈsaɪdəbəl
degradable
dɪˈɡreɪdəbəl
formidable
ˈfɔːmɪdəbəl
gradable
ˈɡreɪdəbəl
persuadable
pəˈsweɪdəbəl
ridable
ˈraɪdəbəl
rideable
ˈraɪdəbəl
slidable
ˈslaɪdəbəl
subdividable
ˌsʌbdɪˈvaɪdəbəl
tradable
ˈtreɪdəbəl
tradeable
ˈtreɪdəbəl
unaidable
ʌnˈeɪdəbəl
unavoidable
ˌʌnəˈvɔɪdəbəl
undecidable
ˌʌndɪˈsaɪdəbəl
unpersuadable
ˌʌnpəˈsweɪdəbəl
upgradable
ʌpˈɡreɪdəbəl
upgradeable
ˈʌpɡreɪdəbəl
voidable
ˈvɔɪdəbəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AVOIDABLE

avocationally
avocet
avodire
Avogadro
Avogadro constant
Avogadro´s constant
Avogadro´s hypothesis
Avogadro´s law
Avogadro´s number
avoid
avoidably
avoidance
avoidant
avoider
avoirdupois
avoirdupois pound
avoirdupois weight
avoision
Avon
avoset

WORDS THAT END LIKE AVOIDABLE

able
affordable
bendable
bondable
buildable
commendable
dependable
downloadable
expandable
expendable
extendable
foldable
laudable
lendable
machine readable
readable
recordable
refundable
understandable
unreadable
weldable

Synonyms and antonyms of avoidable in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «AVOIDABLE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «avoidable» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of avoidable

Translation of «avoidable» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AVOIDABLE

Find out the translation of avoidable to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of avoidable from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «avoidable» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

避免
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

evitable
570 millions of speakers

English

avoidable
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

परिहार्य
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يمكن تجنبها
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

избежать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

evitável
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পরিহার্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

évitable
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Boleh dielakkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

vermeidbar
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

回避できる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

피할 수
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bisa dicegah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

có thể tránh được
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தவிர்க்கக்கூடிய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टाळता येण्याजोगा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kaçınılır
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

evitabile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

uniknąć
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

уникнути
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

care pot fi evitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μπορούν να αποφευχθούν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vermybare
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

undvikas
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

unngått
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of avoidable

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AVOIDABLE»

The term «avoidable» is quite widely used and occupies the 47.384 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AVOIDABLE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about avoidable

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6 QUOTES WITH «AVOIDABLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word avoidable.
1
Tony Abbott
I understand that government should live within its means, value the money it holds in trust from you the taxpayer, avoid waste and, above all else, observe the first maxim of good government: namely, do no avoidable harm.
2
Frank Dobson
Smoking is the now the principal avoidable cause of premature death in Britain. It hits the worst off people hardest of all. Smoking is one of the principal causes of the health gap which leads to poorer people being ill more often and dying sooner.
3
Anthony Foxx
Even one heatstroke death is one too many because every death caused by leaving a child unattended in a hot car is 100 percent avoidable.
4
Eugen Herrigel
Assuming that his talent can survive the increasing strain, there is one scarcely avoidable danger that lies ahead of the pupil on his road to mastery.
5
Andrew Lansley
Safe care saves lives and saves money. Adverse events like high levels of infection, blood clots or falls in hospital, emergency readmissions and pressure sores cost the NHS billions of pounds every year. There is a serious human cost, too, with patients ending up injured, or even dead. Most are avoidable with the right care.
6
Peter Singer
Of those who die from avoidable, poverty-related causes, nearly 10 million, according to UNICEF, are children under five. They die from diseases such as measles, diarrhoea, and malaria that are easy and inexpensive to treat or prevent.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AVOIDABLE»

Discover the use of avoidable in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to avoidable and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Avoidable War: Pierre Laval and the Politics of Reality, ...
This unhappy tale invites the reader to reflect upon the conflict between a foreign policy based upon moral values as exemplified by Lord Cecil and a policy based upon interests and political realities, the guidelines of Pierre Laval.
J. Kenneth Brody, 1999
2
Europe's Next Avoidable War: Nagorno-Karabakh
The book includes concrete policy proposals in order to make war a less likely outcome.
Michael Kambeck, Sargis Ghazaryan, 2013
3
The causes of cancer: quantitative estimates of avoidable ...
This book reviews epidemiological and other knowledge about cancer to provide an overview of what is known, what is not known, and where important knowledge should be sought about practicable means of avoiding cancer.
Richard Doll, Richard Peto, 1981
4
Trapping Safety into Rules: How Desirable or Avoidable is ...
This book is not a plea against proceduralization, but it does take the view that it is time to reassess how far it can still go and to what benefit.
Ms Corinne Bieder, Professor Mathilde Bourrier, 2013
5
Assumption-Based Planning: A Tool for Reducing Avoidable ...
This book offers examples and practical advice for analysis conducting assumption-based planning.
James A. Dewar, 2002
6
Managing Talent Retention: An ROI Approach
Avoidable vs. Unavoidable The next definition is based on the concept of avoidable turnover. This turnover rate is defined as the number of employee departures that are avoidable, divided by the average number of employees during the ...
Jack J. Phillips, Lisa Edwards, 2008
7
Predictable and Avoidable: Repairing Economic Dislocation ...
Repairing Economic Dislocation and Preventing the Recurrence of Crisis Professor Ivo Pezzuto. thewholesale financial markets) and numerous downratingsfrom credit rating agencies. Thus,after the 2007–2009 financialcrisis, thecredit crunch ...
Professor Ivo Pezzuto, 2013
8
The loss of the Bismarck: an avoidable disaster
The battleship Bismarck, flagship of the German Fleet Commander and one of the most powerful warships in the world, was sunk by the British on her maiden voyage in 1941.
Graham Rhys-Jones, 1999
9
Yugoslavia: An Avoidable War
In this outstanding appraisal of the modern history of Yugoslavia and the factors surrounding its break-up, Nora Beloff takes sacred tenets of received wisdom and subjects them to close analysis.
‎1997
10
Guide for Customer-driven Benchmarking of Maintenance Activities
Generally, the sum of avoidable user, life-cycle, and external costs exhausts all the benefits that might occur. You should not add to these other avoidable costs or to willingness to pay to get an estimate of total benefits. In fact, an estimate of ...
William Albert Hyman, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AVOIDABLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term avoidable is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Avoidable disease: For too many, all it takes is modern sanitation
A disturbing report by the World Health Organization and UNICEF shows how something so simple and common as toilets and sanitation can ... «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jul 15»
2
2 shocking indictments of cancer care in the UK as NHS betrays …
Betrayed by the NHS: Two lives, two avoidable tragedies - and two shocking indictments of cancer care in the UK. Royal Free Hospital failed to ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
3
Azelle Rodney's death 'avoidable' claims mother, as police …
In a statement, Rodney's mother Susan Alexander repeated her belief that her son's death was “wholly avoidable” and called on police to ... «RT, Jul 15»
4
Summer tragedies often are avoidable
A bad decision is the most expensive commodity in the world. People and animals suffer from the bad choices humans make. Every summer it's ... «Longview Daily News, Jul 15»
5
8 avoidable mistakes first-time homebuyers keep making
8 avoidable mistakes first-time homebuyers keep making. Stop doing these things. Brena Swanson. July 2, 2015 12:21PM. 1 Comment. Arizona houses ... «HousingWire, Jul 15»
6
Is War With China Avoidable?
Author Peter W. Singer presents a dead tree copy (presumably signed) of Ghost Fleet to Secretary of the U.S. Navy Ray Mabus. 1) What is ... «Popular Science, Jul 15»
7
Sheriff: Zavala release was avoidable
"This was a terrible situation and it was avoidable. It shouldn't have happened. The fact that it did and the reaction and action taken by not only ... «MYfoxLUBBOCK.COM, Jul 15»
8
Insurance broker urges FG to find solutions to avoidable road …
Mr. Ayodapo Shoderu, the President of Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance Council (NCRIB) has urged the federal government to find ... «DailyPost Nigeria, Jul 15»
9
MLAB Data Shows Massive, Avoidable Congestion on ISP Networks
Back in May you might recall that the folks at MLAB unveiled a new Internet health test designed to try and detect net neutrality violations, ... «DSL Reports, Jun 15»
10
OPP cruiser (Postmedia Network file photo)
A crash west of St. Pauls on Saturday that Perth County OPP called “completely avoidable” sent one man to hospital and caused extensive ... «The Beacon Herald, Jun 15»

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