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revocable
[rev-uh-kuh-buhl, ri-voh-]
revocable
/ ˈrɛvəkəbəl, rɪˈvəʊkəbəl /
adjective
capable of being revoked; able to be cancelled
Other Word Forms
- revocably adverb
- revocability noun
- revocableness noun
- nonrevocability noun
- nonrevocable adjective
- nonrevocably adverb
- nonrevokable adjective
- unrevocable adjective
- unrevocably adverb
- unrevokable adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of revocable1
Example Sentences
“There are two primary types of trusts: revocable trusts and irrevocable trusts,” the law firm adds.
The SpaceX owner bought the Tesla shares indirectly through a revocable trust on Sept. 12 Friday, according to a regulatory filing released Monday.
They “accepted parole with full awareness that the benefit was temporary, discretionary, and revocable at any time,” he said.
Dear Liz: I have named my daughter as executor of my revocable living trust.
"Please consider this email my two week notice, revocable if the firm comes up with a satisfactory response to the current moment," she wrote.
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When To Use
Revocable means able to be revoked—taken back, withdrawn, or cancelled.Revoke and revocable are typically used in the context of officially taking back or cancelling some kind of right, status, or privilege that has already been given or approved. Passports and laws are revocable, for example.Things that revocable are subject to revocation. The opposite of revocable is irrevocable.Very rarely, revocable can also be spelled revokable.Example: The principal reminded us that our privileges are revocable and will be taken away if there is any bad behavior.
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