Definitions for Sustainable
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. sustainableadjective

   capable of being sustained

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

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  

Anagrams for Sustainable »

1. balaustines

How to pronounce Sustainable?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Neerja

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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. Ramon Hayes:

   We want tax relief for our citizens, we want quality and sustainable education for our students and we want equity throughout the system.

2. Alexander Horwitz:

   You cannot build a sustainable local economy on the back of people’s suffering.

3. Jonah Goldberg:

   Were having a massive wealth transfer from young people to old people, its not sustainable, its got to be ripped up from the ground up.

4. Kim Calichio:

   When we're talking about scaling, the immediate reaction that often people go to is, 'Oh, this is a great thing,everybody deserves groceries,we should make this availableacross the country.' And I think that's true, but I think the way that that's done is important. And for us, that means creating this model that's sustainable, that can be then replicated and given to communities across New York and across any other state in the country, so that we can prove that this new way ofdoing things is possible and allows people to trust and have faith to be able to come away from this old model of street charity and traditional nonprofit to start working in a different way.

5. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi:

   We're not going to be able to cover all of it but to the extent that we can keep the states and localities sustainable, that's our goal.

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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