C2 able to work as intended or able to succeed:
I am afraid your plan is not commercially/economically/financially/politically viable.
› specialized biology able to continue to exist as or develop into a living being:
There is a continuing debate about the age at which a human foetus can be considered viable.
More examples
- The project is not financially viable .
- We have concerns about whether the government will be able to provide viable social services for poorer families/provide poorer families with viable social services.
- The government wants to encourage viable self-contained rural communities.
- It was not viable to support ourselves on such as small plot of land.
- We hope to provide a viable alternative to car travel.
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viably
adverb uk
/ˈvaɪ.ə.bli/ us
/ˈvaɪ.ə.bli/
