a. [f. prec. + -ABLE.]
† a. Capable of being accomplished. Obs. b. Capable of being exploited (in sense 4 b).
1611. Cotgr., Exploitable … readie to be performed, easie to be done.
1887. trans. Marx’ Capital, II. xxv. 633. This excess of capital … makes exploitable labour-power insufficient.
