Promotable Meaning
/prəˈmoʊtˈeɪbəl/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjAble to be promoted; eligible for promotion.
Sentence Examples
The manager views him as a highly promotable employee.
Every hard-working person should be seen as potentially promotable.
Her excellent performance made her highly promotable within the company.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Her impressive skills and hard work made her highly ____ to a higher position.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The manager identified her as highly ____ and recommended her for the leadership development program.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁-der. Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Latin prōmoveō Latin prōmōtusbor. English promote Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English promotable From promote + -able.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"“My job is to bring as many people to television as possible, but also to do things that are promotable and young,” he said."
— 2007 October 4, Bill Carter, “Fictional Characters Get Virtual Lives, Too”, in New York Times:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Her impressive skills and hard work made her highly ____ to a higher position.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The manager identified her as highly ____ and recommended her for the leadership development program.