terminable
capable of being terminated.
(of an annuity) coming to an end after a certain term.
Origin of terminable
1Other words from terminable
- ter·mi·na·bil·i·ty, ter·mi·na·ble·ness, noun
- ter·mi·na·bly, adverb
- non·ter·mi·na·bil·i·ty, noun
- non·ter·mi·na·ble, adjective
- non·ter·mi·na·ble·ness, noun
- non·ter·mi·na·bly, adverb
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How to use terminable in a sentence
It's the farm on the terminable lease, at present held by Hugh Corrigan; he asks for a renewal.
Roland Cashel | Charles James LeverThe contracts providing for purchase and shipment of coal by the coal sales companies are terminable at the will of the railroad.
Railroads: Rates and Regulations | William Z. RipleyA writer in another paper cited America as an example of terminable marriage in full working order.
Modern marriage and how to bear it | Maud Churton BrabyThe widow enjoyed an annuity of two hundred and forty pounds, terminable with her life; the children had nothing of their own.
New Grub Street | George GissingHe was a slave, except that his master was not trusted with the lash, and his claim for service terminable.
The History of Tasmania , Volume II (of 2) | John West
British Dictionary definitions for terminable
/ (ˈtɜːmɪnəbəl, ˈtɜːmnəbəl) /
able to be terminated
terminating after a specific period or event: a terminable annuity
Derived forms of terminable
- terminability or terminableness, noun
- terminably, adverb
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