irrevocable

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

Definition of irrevocable

: not possible to revoke : unalterable an irrevocable decision

irrevocability

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

irrevocableness

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

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

Why, should states wait until the onslaught of Kiddy Porn Street- type programs have already done irrevocable harm?

— samuel gelerman, WIRED, "Herd Not Obscene", 1 Mar. 1994

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Did You Know?

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.