/ˈriːznəbl/
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Translation
Fair and sensible; a reasonable price is not too high.
Word origin
From Old French raisonable, from Latin rationabilis, from ratio, meaning reason.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- ratio
- English cognates
- reason, rational
Examples
; .
A reasonable person thinks clearly and is fair.
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A reasonable price is fair; it is not too expensive.
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Here reasonable means sensible and fair to expect.
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