irrevocable

adjective ir·rev·o·ca·ble \ i-ˈre-və-kə-bəl , ˌi(r)- , sometimes ˌir-(r)ə-ˈvō-kə- \

|Updated on: 10 Jun 2018

Examples: irrevocable in a Sentence

Editor's Note: irrevocable and Trusts

Definition of irrevocable

: not possible to revoke : unalterable

an irrevocable decision

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irrevocability

play \i-ˌre-və-kə-ˈbi-lə-tē, ˌir-(r)ə-ˌvō-kə-\ noun

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irrevocableness

play \i-ˈre-və-kə-bəl-nəs, ˌir-(r)ə-ˈvō-kə-\ noun

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irrevocably

play \i-ˈre-və-kə-blē, ˌi(r)-, sometimes ˌir-(r)ə-ˈvō-kə-\ adverb

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Examples of irrevocable in a Sentence

She has made an irrevocable decision.

Recent Examples of irrevocable from the Web

At each step, his opponents have had to choose between giving him one more slice of salami and staging an irrevocable breach.

— jonathan chait, Daily Intelligencer, "President Trump Is Taking Control of the Mueller Probe in Slices," 29 May 2018
The employee will also submit a notice of retirement, which according to the settlement agreement is irrevocable, and is to be effective July 1, 2020.

— genevieve bookwalter, chicagotribune.com, "Oakton college will pay $6,000 to settle discrimination complaint, worker must also retire," 26 Apr. 2018
Because the contribution to the original UGMA is considered an irrevocable gift, moving the money into a 529 for the same beneficiary isn’t treated as a new gift, Ms. Ramos says.

— chana r. schoenberger, WSJ, "What to Know About ‘529’ Transfers," 6 May 2018
To fulfill that requirement, the village officials said Kensington School co-owner Charles Marlas will give the village an irrevocable easement to build and maintain the underground detention vault.

— kimberly fornek, chicagotribune.com, "Underground stormwater vault may prevent Madison Street flooding after heavy rains," 2 May 2018
In regular session, the council discussed irrevocable pension trust funding options and policy on the use of one-time resources to fund them.

— laura groch, sandiegouniontribune.com, "How they voted, April 29," 29 Apr. 2018
Traveling with the President were Larry Kudlow, the President's new chief economist, and John Bolton, his new national security adviser — new favorites who replaced aides that found themselves at irrevocable odds with their boss.

— kevin liptak, CNN, "Comey who? Buoyant Trump kicks off week in Florida," 16 Apr. 2018
Nevertheless, Drake once again introduced the culture to an irrevocable phrase that still gets mileage five years later. 1.

— bianca gracie, Billboard, "The 15 Greatest Drake-Isms That Have Shaped Pop Culture, Ranked," 11 Apr. 2018
Robert Sprague Republican Robert Sprague received income as a state representative, and from irrevocable trusts, dividends and ownership of Music Together of Findlay.

— cleveland.com, "Ohio statewide candidates make ethics disclosures for 2017," 11 Apr. 2018

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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.