Other Words from irrevocable

irrevocability \ i-ˌre-və-kə-ˈbi-lə-tē

, ˌir-(r)ə-ˌvō-kə- \ noun

irrevocableness \ i-ˈre-və-kə-bəl-nəs

, ˌir-(r)ə-ˈvō-kə- \ noun

irrevocably \ i-ˈre-və-kə-blē

, ˌi(r)- , sometimes ˌir-(r)ə-ˈvō-kə- \ adverb

Irrevocable and Trusts

Irrevocable has a formal sound to it and is often used in legal contexts. Irrevocable trusts are trust funds that cannot be dissolved by the people who created them (the other kind is a revocable trust). An irrevocable credit is an absolute obligation from a bank to provide credit to a customer. Irrevocable gifts, under U.S. tax law, are gifts that are given by one living person to another and can't be reclaimed by the giver. But the word isn't always legal; we've all had to make irrevocable decisions, decisions that commit us absolutely to something.

Examples of irrevocable in a Sentence

She has made an irrevocable decision.

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