useable

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According to the most recent figures, there are 87,835 people in prison in England and Wales, while the useable operational capacity stands at 89,582.

From BBC • Jul. 21, 2025

It added that any card information taken would not be useable as it does not hold full card payment details on its systems.

From BBC • May 17, 2025

A group of policemen were loading furniture and household goods on to trucks, and appeared to be trying to salvage what was still useable.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2025

Its main source of energy is sunlight: similar to plants, it uses a structure known as a chloroplast to convert energy from sunlight into useable, chemical energy.

From Science Daily • Nov. 18, 2024

It was divided into many compartments, all water-tight, so that if one or even three were flooded the ship would still be useable.

From Tom Swift and His Submarine Boat, or, under the Ocean for Sunken Treasure by Appleton, Victor [pseud.]