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terminable

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Able to be terminated.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • Is the contract rescindable? — Yes, it's terminable at any time.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Having an ending; finite.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

capable of being terminated after a designated time

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • terminable employees
  • a terminable annuity

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English terminable (“resolvable”), from Anglo-Norman and Middle French terminable and their etymon Latin terminābilis. By surface analysis, termine + -able.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: срочен (sročen) — Translations
  • Manx: yn-chreaghney — Translations
  • Portuguese: terminável — Translations
  • Romanian: terminabil — Translations