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terminable

[tur-muh-nuh-buhl]

adjective

capable of being terminated.

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

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

Related forms

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

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non·ter·mi·na·b·ly, adverb

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terminable (ˈtɜːmɪnəb^əl, ˈtɜːmnəb^əl)

—*adj*
1.	able to be terminated
2.	terminating after a specific period or event: a terminable annuity

termina'bility

—n

'terminableness

—n

'terminably

—*adv*

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