appropriable
Able to take
Appropriable describes something that can be taken, claimed, or set aside for a particular purpose.
The term appears most often in economics and intellectual property contexts, where it describes value or benefits that can be captured: appropriable returns on investment, appropriable knowledge.
If something isn't appropriable, it tends to become a public good that anyone can use.
Gaining through system manipulation
- captureTake into custody
- excludableAble to be barred
- rivalrousMarked by fierce competition
- scarceIn short supply
transferable · alienable · marketable · commodifiable · extractable · claimable · securable · acquirable
Owned items of value
- resourcesAvailable assets or supplies
- landEarth's solid surface
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- goodsThings for sale
funds · capital · wealth · estate · holdings · possessions · commodities · surplus
Act of removing
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- mineralsInorganic natural solids
- timberWood for construction
- waterClear essential liquid
fisheries · grazing · commons · public lands · natural resources · wildlife · forests · pastures
Forcible taking or convulsion
- confiscationSeizure by authority
- eminent domainForced government land acquisition
- condemnationSevere disapproval expressed formally
- takingAct of acquiring
nationalization · requisition · forfeiture · dispossession · annexation · impoundment · sequestration · commandeering
rent-seeking
Gaining through system manipulation
- captureTake into custody
- excludableAble to be barred
- rivalrousMarked by fierce competition
scarce · transferable · alienable · marketable · commodifiable · extractable · claimable · securable · acquirable · obtainable
assets
Owned items of value
goods · funds · capital · wealth · estate · holdings · possessions · commodities · surplus · profits
extraction
Act of removing
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- mineralsInorganic natural solids
- timberWood for construction
water · fisheries · grazing · commons · public lands · natural resources · wildlife · forests · pastures · watersheds
seizure
Forcible taking or convulsion
- confiscationSeizure by authority
- eminent domainForced government land acquisition
- condemnationSevere disapproval expressed formally
taking · nationalization · requisition · forfeiture · dispossession · annexation · impoundment · sequestration · commandeering · public use
appropriableprotected
Kept from harm
immune · untouchable · sacrosanct · inviolable · exempt
appropriableinalienable
Incapable of being surrendered
unalienable · inherent · vested · permanent · non-transferable
appropriablecommon
Widespread and unremarkable
public · communal · shared · collective
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