sizeable
pronunciation
How to pronounce sizeable in British English:
UK [ˈsaɪzəbl]
How to pronounce sizeable in American English:
US [ˈsaɪzəbəl]
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- Adjective:
- fairly large
- large in amount or extent or degree
Word Origin
- sizeable (adj.)
- also sizable, 1610s, "of relatively good, suitable, or desirable size, usually somewhat large" [Century Dictionary], from size + -able. Related: Sizeably; sizeableness.
Example
- 1. However , there are a number of sizeable deals in the works .
- 2. Yet america still has sizeable and , in places , growing contingent liabilities .
- 3. Each of them will open a sizeable r & d laboratory and co-operate with sktech .
- 4. True , egypt is a relatively poor country with a sizeable proportion of the population illiterate .
- 5. Memphis airport is the home of federal express , a company that accounts for a sizeable portion of the local economy .