Storeable

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Capable of being kept or saved for future use or consumption; suitable for preservation or accumulation in a designated place; able to be retained safely over time
2. Describing something that can be held in reserve or stockpiled; fit for storage in containers or spaces; possessing the quality of being storable for later retrieval
3. Referring to an item or substance that is able to be stored effectively; able to be conserved or archived; indicating suitability for keeping securely for extended periods

Etymology: "Storeable" is a straightforward formation: the verb "store" (from Old French "estorer", "to restore, furnish", ultimately from Latin "instaurare", "to renew or establish") plus the suffix "-able", meaning "capable of being." Read literally, it means "capable of being stored," which is exactly how the word is used. The spelling is the interesting part. English usually drops the silent "e" of a verb before "-able" (as in "usable" from "use" or "lovable" from "love"), so the standard form is "storable," and most dictionaries list "storable" as the preferred spelling. "Storeable" keeps the "e" from "store," which is a common but nonstandard variant. The same pattern appears in words like "moveable" and "moveable," where both spellings coexist, but for "store" the form without the "e" is the one to use in careful writing.

Synonyms: storable, keepable, preservable

Antonyms: perishable, unstorable