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exigible

/ˈeksɪdʒɪbl/

C2CEFR level
97/100Rarity: very rare
TechnicalRegister

Law adjective

Liable to be levied or demanded, as of a tax or duty.

Duty became exigible on the goods the moment they cleared customs.

Similar: chargeable, leviable

Topic: Tax law in Legal English

Business adjective

Liable to be demanded or exacted, especially of a debt that has fallen due.

Once the covenant was breached, the entire loan became immediately exigible.

Similar: due, payable

Topic: Banking in Business English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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