non-demandable
|non-de-mand-a-ble|
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/nɑn.dɪˈmændəbəl/
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/nɒn.dɪˈmændəbəl/
(demandable)
able to be demanded
Etymology
'non-demandable' is formed in Modern English by the negative prefix 'non-' (from Latin 'non' meaning 'not') attached to 'demandable' ('demand' + suffix '-able').
'demand' comes from Old French 'demander' (from Latin 'dēmandāre' / 'demandare'), which became Middle English 'demanden' and then modern English 'demand'; the adjective 'demandable' was formed with the productive suffix '-able' (from Latin '-abilis'), and the prefix 'non-' was later attached in Modern English to create 'non-demandable'.
Originally the root 'demand' meant 'to ask or request'; with '-able' it meant 'able to be demanded'; the compound 'non-demandable' keeps the literal negative sense 'not able to be demanded', mainly used in legal or formal contexts to indicate something is not subject to demand.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
not able to be demanded or claimed; not subject to a legal or formal demand.
Under the statute, the fee was non-demandable by private parties.
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Adjective 2
informal/general: not reasonable to demand (a service, action, or condition) from someone.
Asking overtime without extra pay was deemed non-demandable by the staff.
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Last updated: 2025/10/08 03:14