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terminable

[ tur-muh-nuh-buh l ]
/ ˈtɜr mə nə bəl /
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adjective

capable of being terminated.
(of an annuity) coming to an end after a certain term.

RELATED WORDS

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

Nearby words

term., termagant, termagantly, terman, termer, terminable, terminal, terminal artery, terminal bar, terminal boutons, terminal bronchiole

Origin of terminable

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

/ (ˈtɜːmɪnəbəl, ˈtɜːmnəbəl) /

adjective

able to be terminated
terminating after a specific period or eventa terminable annuity
Derived Formsterminability or terminableness, nounterminably, adverb
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