1.
Something that is viable is capable of doing what it is intended to do.
Cash alone will not make Eastern Europe's banks viable...
...commercially viable products.
ADJ
• viability
...the shaky financial viability of the nuclear industry.
N-UNCOUNT
2.
Foetuses, seeds, or eggs are described as viable if they are capable of developing into living beings without outside help. (TECHNICAL)
Five viable pregnancies were established.
ADJ