Available vs Spendable - What's the difference?
available | spendable |
Such as one may avail one’s self of; capable of being used for the accomplishment of a purpose.
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(legal) Valid.
(archaic) Having sufficient power, force, or efficacy to achieve the purpose; availing, effective.
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Not in a romantic relationship; single.
Capable of being spent.
:Even though there is a lot of money in the treasury, some of it has to be kept for next year, so only part of it is spendable .
As adjectives the difference between available and spendable
is that available is such as one may avail one’s self of; capable of being used for the accomplishment of a purpose while spendable is capable of being spent.available
English
Adjective
(en adjective)citation, passage=For this scene, a large number of supers are engaged, and in order to further swell the crowd, practically all the available stage hands have to ‘walk on’ dressed in various coloured dominoes, and all wearing masks.}}
- We have an available candidate.
- The list shows the available products in the store.
- This is an available plea.
- I asked her if she was available but she said she had a boyfriend.