What does submissible mean?
Submissible means that something is capable of being submitted for consideration or approval. It describes an item's eligibility to be formally offered for review rather than the act of submission itself. The word may qualify documents, applications, proposals, bids, or other material that must satisfy procedural or substantive requirements before being accepted. Its use is relatively uncommon in everyday English and sounds formal, legalistic, or technical. A more familiar modern alternative is submittable, although submissible remains useful when a polished or traditional register is appropriate. The phrase “submissible for review” conveys that an item may properly enter an assessment process. Submissible should not be confused with submitted, which describes something already handed over, or with submissible in the sense of being physically able to bend or yield, a sense belonging to the unrelated word “submissive.”
adjectiveCapable of being submitted for consideration or approval. Rarely used, especially in legal, technical, and administrative contexts.
- Capable of being submitted for consideration, acceptance, or approval.
"The tender was deemed submissible for review by the committee."
"Only submissible applications will be forwarded to the review panel."
"The committee considered whether the proposal was sufficiently complete to be submissible."
Submissible means fit to submit—not already submitted.
Reviewed by Deb Chak, Editor. AI-assisted content curated by RJS Tech Solutions LLP.
Where does submissible come from?
Submissible is derived from the Latin verb submittere, meaning “to put under” or “to submit,” combined with the English suffix -ible, which forms adjectives meaning “able to be” subjected to a specified action. The Latin prefix sub- and the root mittere, meaning “to send,” also underlie several English cognates, including remit, transmit, omit, and dismiss. The resulting English adjective is chiefly used in legal, administrative, and technical writing.
How submissible is actually used
This is a formal and relatively uncommon word. In contemporary usage, submittable is often preferred as the more natural adjective.
Easily confused with submissible
Both words mean capable of being submitted, but submittable is the more usual modern adjective, whereas submissible is comparatively rare and formal.