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Transferable vs Tenable - What's the difference?

transferable | tenable |

As adjectives the difference between transferable and tenable

is that transferable is transferable (able to be transferred) while tenable is capable of being maintained or justified; well-founded.

transferable

English

Adjective

(-)
  • able to be transferred
    • To start a new career, you need transferable skills.

    Derived terms

    * nontransferable

    tenable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • capable of being maintained or justified; well-founded
    • Back in the 1800s, many did not consider Darwin's theory of evolution to be tenable at all.
  • (of a defensive structure) capable of being defended against assault or attack; defensible

    • Antonyms

    * untenable

    Anagrams

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