distributable

IPA/dɪˈstrɪb.jə.tə.bəl/
IPA/dɪˈstrɪb.jə.t̬ə.bəl/

distributable — adjective

  • distributablepositive
  • more distributablecomparative
  • most distributablesuperlative

1. used for money, profit, or property that is allowed to be shared out, especially

1.形容詞C1
釋義

used for money, profit, or property that is allowed to be shared out, especially to a company's shareholders

例句

The board said only half the year's profit was distributable to shareholders.

be distributable to + shareholders

After taxes and debts, the remaining cash was distributable among the four children.

be distributable among + group

同義詞
  • shareable

    broader and more informal; it can describe many ordinary things, not mainly money or assets

  • available

    means ready for use, but not necessarily allowed to be paid out or divided

  • payable

    focuses on money that must be paid, not on an amount being divided among several people

反義詞
  • non-distributable

    used for money or assets that cannot legally or formally be shared out

文法句型

distributable profits/income/reserves/cash

be distributable to + group

be distributable as + dividend/payment

用法筆記

Most often used in financial or legal writing before nouns such as profit, income, reserves, cash, or assets. It usually suggests that rules or law allow the amount to be paid out, not simply that it exists.

常見錯誤

❌The bonus is distributable, so staff already received it.
✅The bonus is distributable, so the company is allowed to pay it out.
💡distributable means it can be shared out, not that the payment has already happened.
❌We need distributable chairs for the school fair.
✅We need chairs to hand out at the school fair.
💡distributable is mainly used for money, profits, or assets in formal financial or legal contexts.