: a liquid that is suitable for drinking
especially
: an alcoholic beverage
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Examples of potable in a Sentence
Adjective
around here, the only potable water comes from wells
Noun
hid the potables in the back hall closet
keeps the wet bar stocked with an array of top-shelf liquors, mixers, and other fine potables
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John C. Goodman, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
Valuable tinctures could also be added to Brahe’s plague medicine recipe, including hyacinths, coral, sapphires or potable gold.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 27 July 2024
Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2024
That outlook bodes well for Beck and her partner, Tyler Trotter, who between them have logged almost 40 years in the beer industry and whose passion for potables is embodied in their selection of an old Unitarian church as the home for their flagship temple of beer.
—Valerie Rains, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2023
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Adjective
These would have included gathering food, gathering potable water, maintenance of the camp site, taking care of the children, tending to the sick, etc.
—John C. Goodman, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
Valuable tinctures could also be added to Brahe’s plague medicine recipe, including hyacinths, coral, sapphires or potable gold.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 27 July 2024
Noun
Its high-end potables have since won awards in beer strongholds Germany and Belgium, and the powerhouse Carlsberg Group recently bought a minority stake.
—Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2024
That outlook bodes well for Beck and her partner, Tyler Trotter, who between them have logged almost 40 years in the beer industry and whose passion for potables is embodied in their selection of an old Unitarian church as the home for their flagship temple of beer.
—Valerie Rains, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2023
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“Potable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/potable. Accessed 8 Oct. 2024.
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potable
1 of 2 adjective
po·ta·ble
ˈpōt-ə-bəl 
: suitable for drinking
potable water
potable
2 of 2 noun
: a liquid that is suitable for drinking
especially
: an alcoholic beverage
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