forgoable

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forgoable

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From forgo + -able.

adjective

That can be forgone. Luxuries, because they can be forgone without harm, may be judged to be a morally more appropriate object of taxation than necessities, which by definition are not forgoable and not dissociable from harm.
Similar: dispensable · Opposite: unforgoable, indispensable

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"forgoable." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/forgoable. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"forgoable." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/forgoable.

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@misc{forgoable_2026,
  title = {forgoable},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/forgoable},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}