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forgoable

adj

Etymology

From forgo + -able.

  1. inherited from forgān — “to go away, forgo”
  2. inherited from forgon — “to go by, pass up”
  3. formed as forgoable — “forgo + -able”

Definitions

  1. That can be forgone.

    • Luxuries, because they can be forgone without harm, may be judged to be a morally more appropriate object of taxation than necessities, which by definition are not forgoable and not dissociable from harm.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA