Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Capable of being adjusted.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Capable of being adjusted.
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- adjective
capable of beingadjusted
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective capable of being changed so as to match or fit
- adjective capable of being regulated
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Examples
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"adjustable" in the term adjustable rate mortgage when interest rates were low and looked to be dropping all of the time.
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One car garage lined with built-in adjustable wood furniture shelving, laundry area for washer and dryer.
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However, they have chosen the path of what amounts to a short term adjustable rate mortgage by moving their debt duration to the short end of the yield curve.
Michael Pento: The Subprime Rhyme with U.S. Debt Debacle 2010
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Along with the scent-inhibiting features, you get a safety-harness slit, a built-in adjustable armguard, and plenty of pockets.
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Third, limit the amount of mortgage payment escalations in adjustable rate mortgages to something approximately realistic [perhaps no more than a 10% increase in payments annually] and eliminate excessive prepayment penalties.
September « 2008 « L.E. Modesitt, Jr. – The Official Website 2008
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However, they have chosen the path of what amounts to a short term adjustable rate mortgage by moving their debt duration to the short end of the yield curve.
Michael Pento: The Subprime Rhyme with U.S. Debt Debacle 2010
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Third, limit the amount of mortgage payment escalations in adjustable rate mortgages to something approximately realistic [perhaps no more than a 10% increase in payments annually] and eliminate excessive prepayment penalties.
Why the Bailout Failed and What to Do About It « L.E. Modesitt, Jr. – The Official Website 2008
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Korean artist Hyungkoo Lee has devised a space-helmet with built-in adjustable lenses over his eyes and mouth that variably distort the size of each.
- Boing Boing 2006
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COLLINS: Well, there are those people though, too, that have these longer term adjustable rate mortgages.
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Refinance out of that interest-only or short-term adjustable rate mortgage, which is pegged to short-term interest rates that have been rising.
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