Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Capable of being drawn out; ductile.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective rare Capable of being drawn out.
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- adjective Capable of being
drawn out
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Examples
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Truly wise men called on each element alike to minister to their joy, and while the touch of sun-bathed air, the fragrance of garden soil, the ductible qualities of mud, and the spark-whirling rapture of playing with fire, had each their special charm, they did not overlook the bliss of getting their feet wet.
Dream Days 1898
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Truly wise men called on each element alike to minister to their joy, and while the touch of sun-bathed air, the fragrance of garden soil, the ductible qualities of mud, and the spark-whirling rapture of playing with fire, had each their special charm, they did not overlook the bliss of getting their feet wet.
Dream Days Kenneth Grahame 1895
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Interest applying the statutory federal rate principally due to for - and investment income decreased as a result of lower aver - eign losses for which no tax benefit was provided, nonde - age investment balances and declining interest rates in ductible stock-based compensation charges, tax credits, 2002 as compared to 2001.
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Meals and entertainment expenses are deductible, if at all, only to the extent they are not "lavish and extravagant," and even then they are de - ductible only for a portion of the amount expended.
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Payments for agreements not to compete are treated as a form of goodwill and are de - ductible over 15 years regardless of the length of such agreements.
hernesheir commented on the word ductible
Also ductile.
November 20, 2010