Sustainable


adjective
1.
capable of being supported or upheld, as by having its weight borne from below.
2.
pertaining to a system that maintains its own viability by using techniques that allow for continual reuse:
sustainable agriculture. Aquaculture is a sustainable alternative to overfishing.
3.
able to be maintained or kept going, as an action or process:
a sustainable negotiation between the two countries.
4.
able to be confirmed or upheld:
a sustainable decision.
5.
able to be supported as with the basic necessities or sufficient funds:
a sustainable life.
adjective
1.
capable of being sustained
2.
(of economic development, energy sources, etc) capable of being maintained at a steady level without exhausting natural resources or causing severe ecological damage: sustainable development
3.
(of economic growth) non-inflationary

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