recoverable

[ri-kuhv-er-uh-buhl]

adjective

1. able to recover or be recovered.

   a patient now believed to be recoverable; recoverable losses on his investments.

Other Word Forms

• recoverability noun
• recoverableness noun
• nonrecoverable adjective
• unrecoverable adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of recoverable¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; recover, -able

Example Sentences

Alaska has about 25 billion barrels and the Gulf of Mexico has nearly 30 billion barrels of undiscovered, technically recoverable resources, according to BOEM.

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Officials did not immediately provide a timeline for a complete cleanup but said the response would continue until the creek met “established environmental endpoints” and recoverable oil product was removed.

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“The rare earths story is, at best, a decade away from producing anything of commercial value—assuming the resources are even technically recoverable, which is far from certain,” wrote Johnson in a Tuesday report.

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The White House estimates $53 billion in recoverable resources from critical mineral projects under the new agreement.

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“It’s the public policy of Texas that the recoverable oil and gas in the state’s reservoirs be recovered because it is in the public interest.”

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