expectable

== English == === Etymology === From expect +‎ -able. === Adjective === expectable (comparative more expectable, superlative most expectable) Able to be expected. Able to be expected or anticipated; not unusual. Expectable losses are calculated into the final selling price. Able to be expected or considered due or required (of someone), reasonable to expect (someone to do, have, etc). c. 1964, Donald R. Mergenhagen v. George R. Mergenhagen, case before the Supreme Court of New York, appellate division, fourth department, in State of New York Supreme Court Appellate Division Fourth Department, page 265: The jury could and did find that appellant's decision not to move was not a decision expectable of a reasonably prudent man to whom any backing vehicle means grave danger. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /eɡspeɡˈtable/ [eɣ̞s.peɣ̞ˈt̪a.β̞le] Rhymes: -able Syllabification: ex‧pec‧ta‧ble === Adjective === expectable m or f (masculine and feminine plural expectables) alternative spelling of espectable === Further reading === “expectable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025