movable
Pronunciation: /ˈmuːvəb(ə)l/
(also moveable)
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adjective
- 2 Law (of property) of the nature of a chattel, as distinct from land or buildings: a man of sufficient movable property but with hardly any landCompare with heritable (sense 2).
noun
(usually movables)Derivatives
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French, from moveir 'to move'
Spelling help
Movable can also be spelled moveable, with an e in the middle; both are correct.