salvageable

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English salvage Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English salvageable From salvage + -able.

1. Capable of being salvaged, saved or repaired. Worth rescuing and keeping rather discarding or replacing.

   “The car wasn't salvageable after the engine fire. The insurance company totalled it and I bought a new one.”

   “Considerable work had to be done by way of repairs and replacement of bricks and woodwork (doors, floors, skirtings and panelling) where these were too far gone to be salvageable, including reprofiling to match originals.”