un recoverable

re·cov·er·a·ble

[ri-kuhv-er-uh-buhl]
adjective
able to recover or be recovered: a patient now believed to be recoverable; recoverable losses on his investments.

Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English; see recover, -able

re·cov·er·a·bil·i·ty, re·cov·er·a·ble·ness, noun
non·re·cov·er·a·ble, adjective
un·re·cov·er·a·ble, adjective
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recover (rɪˈkʌvə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
1.  (tr) to find again or obtain the return of (something lost)
2.  to regain (loss of money, position, time, etc); recoup
3.  (of a person) to regain (health, spirits, composure, etc), as after illness, a setback, or a shock, etc
4.  to regain (a former and usually better condition): industry recovered after the war
5.  law
 a.  (tr) to gain (something) by the judgment of a court of law: to recover damages
 b.  (intr) to succeed in a lawsuit
6.  (tr) to obtain (useful substances) from waste
7.  (intr) (in fencing, swimming, rowing, etc) to make a recovery
 
[C14: from Old French recoverer, from Latin recuperārerecuperate]
 
re'coverable
 
adj
 
recovera'bility
 
n
 
re'coverer
 
n

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