Sustainable: able to continue over time

Sustainable describes something that can continue over time without exhausting what supports it.

The idea

Place sustainable before a noun, as in a sustainable plan, or after a linking verb, as in the plan is sustainable.

The village is testing a sustainable way to collect rainwater.
Mina wants a sustainable work schedule that leaves time for rest.
The farm uses fewer chemicals to make its production more sustainable.
A sustainable budget must cover repairs as well as daily costs.
Our team is looking for a sustainable way to share the workload.
The council asked whether the fishing plan was sustainable for local fish populations.

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Sustainable does not mean permanent or automatically environmentally friendly; consider what must be maintained and at what cost.

Choose the adjective. A plan that can continue without exhausting its resources is ___. (sustainable / temporary)
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sustainable
Sustainable fits because the plan does not exhaust its resources.
Decide whether low prices alone guarantee long-term viability. A shop sells cheaply by losing money every day. Is that necessarily sustainable? (no / yes)
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no
No is correct: continuing losses may make the shop impossible to maintain.
Choose the adjective for a pace that can continue. The pace allows the runners to continue for hours. It is a ___ pace. (sustainable / sudden)
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sustainable
Sustainable describes a pace the runners can keep up.

Describe a sustainable habit and explain what makes it possible to maintain.