terminable

[tur-muh-nuh-buh l]

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adjective

capable of being terminated.

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

Origin of terminable

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

Related formster·mi·na·bil·i·ty, ter·mi·na·ble·ness, nounter·mi·na·bly, adverbnon·ter·mi·na·bil·i·ty, nounnon·ter·mi·na·ble, adjectivenon·ter·mi·na·ble·ness, nounnon·ter·mi·na·bly, adverb

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Related Words for terminable

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

Examples from the Web for terminable

Historical Examples of terminable

The marriage relation was terminable at the will of either party.
The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2)
John Fiske.
There is no express statement that punishment hereafter will be terminable.
The Christian Doctrine of Hell
Joseph M. Wheeler
The prizes were in the form of terminable or perpetual annuities.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 1
Various
So the company then raised a "terminable joint-stock" for a period of years.
Our Legal Heritage, 5th Ed.
S. A. Reilly
It's the farm on the terminable lease, at present held by Hugh Corrigan; he asks for a renewal.
Roland Cashel
Charles James Lever

British Dictionary definitions for terminable

terminable

adjective

able to be terminated

terminating after a specific period or eventa terminable annuity

Derived Formsterminability or terminableness, nounterminably, adverb

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