exigible
Definition
Adjective: Capable of being demanded or required — "exigible" describes something that can be legally or rightfully claimed, demanded, or exacted, often in a formal or legal context.
Usage Examples
- (The payment can be demanded because it is specified in the contract.)
- (Taxes can be required to be paid according to legal authority.)
- (Those fees become demandable only after the service has been completed.)
Advanced Usage
"exigible from": used to specify the person or entity from whom something can be demanded.
- The debt is exigible from the borrower immediately. (The borrower must pay the debt upon demand.)
"exigible upon": used to indicate the condition or time when a demand becomes valid.
- The rent is exigible upon the first day of each month. (The landlord can demand the rent on that specific date.)
Variants and Related Words
Exigibility (noun): the quality or state of being demandable.
- The exigibility of the fine was confirmed by the court. (The court confirmed that the fine could be demanded.)
Exigible (adj) — no other common variants; note that "exigent" (adj) means urgent or pressing, but is a different word with a distinct meaning.
Synonyms
- Demandable: capable of being asked for or required.
- Claimable: able to be asserted as a right.
- Requisable: subject to being formally requested (less common, formal).
- Due: owed or payable (often used in financial contexts).
Related Idioms
- "to make exigible": to render something capable of being demanded.
- The new law makes the tax exigible for all businesses. (The law allows the tax to be demanded from businesses.)
Phrasal Verbs
- No common phrasal verbs exist for "exigible," as it is an adjective used predominantly in legal or formal writing.