terminable

[ tur-muh-nuh-buhl ]

adjective

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

terminable

/ ˈtɜːmɪnəbəl; ˈtɜːmnəbəl /

adjective

1. able to be terminated
2. terminating after a specific period or event

   a terminable annuity

Derived Forms

• ˈterminably, adverb
• ˌterminaˈbility, noun

Other Words From

• 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of terminable¹

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

Example Sentences

It's the farm on the terminable lease, at present held by Hugh Corrigan; he asks for a renewal.

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The contracts providing for purchase and shipment of coal by the coal sales companies are terminable at the will of the railroad.

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A writer in another paper cited America as an example of terminable marriage in full working order.

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The widow enjoyed an annuity of two hundred and forty pounds, terminable with her life; the children had nothing of their own.

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He was a slave, except that his master was not trusted with the lash, and his claim for service terminable.

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Related Words

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