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terminable

[ tur-muh-nuh-buhl ]
/ ˈtɜr mə nə bəl /
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adjective
capable of being terminated.
(of an annuity) coming to an end after a certain term.
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Origin of terminable

1375–1425; late Middle English, equivalent to termin(en) to end (<Latin termināre) + -able

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Words nearby terminable

teriyaki, term, termagant, term day, termer, terminable, terminal, terminal bud, terminal hair, terminal juncture, terminal leave
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Words related to terminable

definite, fixed, limited, restricted, bound, bounded, circumscribed, conditioned, confined, definable, delimited, demarcated, determinate, exact, precise, specific

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British Dictionary definitions for terminable

terminable
/ (ˈtɜːmɪnəbəl, ˈtɜːmnəbəl) /
adjective
able to be terminated
terminating after a specific period or eventa terminable annuity

Derived forms of terminable

terminability or terminableness, nounterminably, adverb
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