reportable

English

Etymology

report +‎ -able

Adjective

reportable (not comparable)

  1. (of a disease etc) That must be reported to the proper authorities; notifiable
  2. Capable of being reported on.
    reportable data elements
  3. Worth reporting on; constituting news.
    • 2005, Terry Francke, The CalAware Guide to: Open Meetings in California, page 144:
      Journalists often point to the truism that the fact that all airplanes that took off today landed safely does not produce reportable news — another way of explaining why a disproportionate amount of what gets reported as news is bad news.

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