terminable
Americanadjective
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able to be terminated
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terminating after a specific period or event
a terminable annuity
Other Word Forms
- nonterminability noun
- nonterminable adjective
- nonterminableness noun
- nonterminably adverb
- terminability noun
- terminableness noun
- terminably adverb
Etymology
Origin of terminable
1375–1425; late Middle English, equivalent to termin ( en ) to end (< Latin termināre ) + -able
Example Sentences
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The Los Angeles Stentorians, who represents African American firefighters in the city, called the incident a "terminable" offense.
From Fox News • Nov. 25, 2021
Also it was "terminable without notice in the event of endangering the stability of the mark."
From Time Magazine Archive
AAA, terminable only at the pleasure of the President, could go on without Congressional assistance.
From Time Magazine Archive
The three-man board rep resenting the Atomic Energy Commission sits in courtroom-style judgment as the testimony unfolds like an in terminable dream.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was also provided that the sum of £300,000 was to be raised by public subscription, for which the contributors were to receive certain terminable annuities.
From Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted by Phillips, Chester Arthur
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