Standard Lemma guide

deliverable

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /dɪˈlɪvɹəbəɫ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: D IH0 L IH1 V ER0 AH0 B AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: D IH0 L IH1 V R AH0 B AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Able to be delivered.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The packages were not deliverable because the roads had flooded out.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The tangible end product; that which will be delivered.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, management

Examples

  • Due to inclement weather, we will be unable to provide our deliverables.
  • We packaged the deliverable, a program called FLOOD.EXE, in an installer file.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

suitable for or ready for delivery

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

something that can be provided as the product of development

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • under this contract the deliverables include both software and hardware

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: product, production

History

Etymology

From deliver + -able.

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 可以传送的 — able to be delivered
  • Finnish: toimituskelpoinen — able to be delivered
  • Finnish: toimitettavissa oleva — able to be delivered
  • French: livrable — able to be delivered
  • German: lieferbar — able to be delivered
  • Hungarian: kézbesíthető — able to be delivered
  • Hungarian: szállítható — able to be delivered
  • Hungarian: átadható — able to be delivered
  • Chinese Mandarin: 交付物 — end product
  • Finnish: tuote — end product
  • Finnish: myyntituote — end product
  • French: livrable — end product
  • German: Arbeitsergebnis — end product
  • Hungarian: végeredmény — end product
  • Hungarian: végtermék — end product
  • Hungarian: késztermék — end product
  • Hungarian: kézzelfogható eredmény — end product
  • Italian: prodotto finale — end product
  • Japanese: 成果物 (seikabutsu) — end product
  • Japanese: 納品物 (nōhinbutsu) — end product
  • Swedish: leverabel — end product