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Potable vs Putable - What's the difference?

potable | putable |

As adjectives the difference between potable and putable

is that potable is good for drinking without fear of poisoning or disease while putable is having the right to be sold at a predetermined price.

As a noun potable

is any drinkable liquid; a beverage.

potable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Good for drinking without fear of poisoning or disease.

    • Synonyms

    * (good for drinking) drinkable, drinkworthy

    Derived terms

    * potable gold

    Coordinate terms

    * edible, eatable, eatworthy, comestible

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any drinkable liquid; a beverage.
    • Useful in potables . — J. Philips.

    See also

    * (l) ----

    putable

    English

    Alternative forms

    *puttable

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (finance) Having the right to be sold at a predetermined price.

    • Coordinate terms

    *callable