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portable

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˈpɔːrtəbəl/ · UK /ˈpɔːtəbəl/

portable means: Something that you can easily carry or move from place to place.

adjective

EASY TO CARRYB1

Something that you can easily carry or move from place to place.

  • This speaker is portable.
  • We took a portable stove on our camping trip.
  • Are these heaters light enough to be portable?

Similar words: movable, transportable

Opposites: fixed

Common phrases: portable charger, portable speaker, portable computer, portable toilet

TRANSFERABLEC1

Something you can keep and take with you when you move to a different organization.

  • Your pension benefits are portable.
  • The company offers portable insurance to its workers.
  • These portable benefits stay with you when you change jobs.

Similar words: transferable

Opposites: nontransferable

Common phrases: portable pension, portable benefits, portable insurance

Questions about portable

What does portable mean?

Something that you can easily carry or move from place to place.

What is portable in other languages?

Türkçe: taşınabilir · Español: portátil · Français: portable · Deutsch: tragbar · Italiano: portatile · 日本語: 持ち運びできる

How do you pronounce portable?

In American English /ˈpɔːrtəbəl/; in British English /ˈpɔːtəbəl/.

How do you use portable in a sentence?

This speaker is portable. We took a portable stove on our camping trip.

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