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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
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.
Since then, SEC filings show Trump has transferred all of his $4 billion stake in Trump Media to a revocable trust overseen by his son, Donald Trump Jr.
Trump Jr. is the sole trustee and has sole voting and investment power over all securities owned by the revocable trust, The Associated Press reported.
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Related Words
- capricious
- fickle
- fluctuating www.thesaurus.com
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- protean
- shifting www.thesaurus.com
- unpredictable
- unsettled
- unstable
- varying www.thesaurus.com
- volatile
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Revocable means able to be revoked—taken back, withdrawn, or cancelled.Revoke and revocable are typically used in the context of officially taking back or cancelling some kind of right, status, or privilege that has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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