Definitions for Sustainable
sus·tain·able

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. sustainableadjective

   capable of being sustained

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1. sustainableadjective

   Able to be sustained.

2. sustainableadjective

   Able to be sustained for an indefinite period without damaging the environment, or without depleting a resource; renewable.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sustainableadjective

   That may be sustained.

   Etymology: soustenable, Fr. from sustain.

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1. sustainable

   Sustainable refers to the ability of a system, process, or resource to maintain its function or productivity over a long period of time without depleting or causing harm to the environment or future generations. It often involves practices that promote ecological balance and conservation, social equity, and economic viability.

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1. Sustainableadjective

   capable of being sustained or maintained; as, the action is not sustainable

2. Etymology: [Cf. F. soutenable, OF. soustenable.]

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1. sustainable

   A moderate and accurate amount, number or kind, responsible, respectful and always considers the effect on animals, human beings, a supply network, the environment and the planet.

   They have sustainable development goals to achieve and know they are easily achieved.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 13, 2020  

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   sustainable

   Prudent, intelligent, innovative, wise, respectful and responsible use of resources within a business, company, enterprise, organization, household or form of unity assembly, unity council, unity legislature, unity senate, unity house of representatives, unity government, local unity government, regional unity government, national unity government, european unity government and international unity government and the accurate use of budgets, goals, law, legislation, objectives, plans, processes, procedures, rules, strategy, structures, systems, vision, treaties, eligibility criteria, employees, expenditure, funding, guidelines, income, IT system, liquidity, management, policies, resources, technologies, review systems, quality management systems, specific improvement, change and evolution.

   Sustainable change is wise, intelligent and responsible.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 30, 2020  

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Sustainable in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Sustainable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Sustainable in a Sentence

1. International Group:

   COSCO Shipping Holdings believes this acquisition will enable both COSCO Shipping Lines and OOIL to realize synergies, enhance profitability and achieve sustainable growth in the long term.

2. Richard Prior:

   I believe this will send a concerning signal to infrastructure developers that resonates far beyond our project and will stifle innovation for a practical transition towards sustainable energy.

3. Judith Joan Walker:

   There’s a perception it will fail or crash and burn, we are here to make this a sustainable business. It can be done in a different way.

4. Yahoo Inc. -LRB- YHOO.O -RRB-:

   Our board and management team have been and remain firmly committed to acting as good stewards of capital and delivering sustainable shareholder value, we will share details on our future plans for Yahoo on our upcoming earnings call.

5. Eric Fletcher:

   Before we get to the point of litigation, the patient has ignored eight to ten attempts at contacting them to work out some kind of payment arrangement or qualify them for charity care, not for profit hospitals have a responsibility first and foremost to care for people without regard to their ability to pay, and we do that. We also have a responsibility to be a sustainable institution for our community, and to do that we have to be able to collect from patients who can pay.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Sustainable
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sustainable
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Sustainable
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Sustainable
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Sustainable