Definition of irrevocable
: not possible to revoke : unalterable
- an irrevocable decision
Updated on: 16 Apr 2018
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Examples of irrevocable in a Sentence
She has made an irrevocable decision.
Recent Examples of irrevocable from the Web
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Robert Sprague Republican Robert Sprague received income as a state representative, and from irrevocable trusts, dividends and ownership of Music Together of Findlay.
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Few popular movies are so predicated on sudden death and irrevocable loss, while still offering the promise — or illusion — of hope.
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One important thing to consider is a gift to an UTMA account is irrevocable.
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Furthermore, 10 percent of that money goes to an irrevocable trust fund.
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There’s another important change, and this one seems irrevocable: The power of our gatekeepers—inevitably male, inevitably white—will no longer go unexamined.
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Kim Jung-un concluded that the eight years of the Obama administration provided a rare golden moment to vastly expand its nuclear and missile capability — and then announce it as an irrevocable fait accompli after Obama left office.
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While the campaigns will feature two glowing visions for Mission Valley, as much or more time will be spent depicting the competing plan as a huge, irrevocable mistake for the region.
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Each contribution is an irrevocable gift, and so is a tax benefit for the contributor.
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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.
Origin and Etymology of irrevocable
Middle English, from Latin irrevocabilis, from in- + revocabilis revocable
IRREVOCABLE Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of irrevocable for English Language Learners
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: not capable of being changed : impossible to revoke
IRREVOCABLE Defined for Kids
Definition of irrevocable for Students
: impossible to take away or undo
- an irrevocable decision
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irrevocably
\-blē\ adverbLaw Dictionary
legal Definition of irrevocable
: not capable of being revoked
- the offer was irrevocable for ten days
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irrevocability
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irrevocably
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