revocable

adjective

rev·​o·​ca·​ble ˈre-və-kə-bəl 

also

ri-ˈvō- 

variants or less commonly revokable

ri-ˈvō-kə-bəl 

: capable of being revoked

a revocable privilege

Examples of revocable in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Family or loved ones with wills or revocable trusts that will benefit you might also be encouraged to amend those documents to do broaden the definition of descendants, be certain references to you are correct, etc. —Martin Shenkman, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025

After winning election in November, Trump transferred his dominant stake in Trump Media to a revocable trust. —Matt Egan, CNN Money, 26 June 2025

The White House has repeatedly pointed out the president's assets are in a revocable trust and said the president follows all ethics laws. —Stephen Fowler, NPR, 26 June 2025

President Donald Trump, who indirectly owns more than 114 million shares of the company through a revocable trust, remains the largest shareholder. —Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 23 June 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin revocabilis, from revocare

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for revocable

• irrevocable

Kids Definition

revocable

adjective

re·​vo·​ca·​ble

ˈrev-ə-kə-bəl

: capable of being revoked

a revocable privilege

Legal Definition

revocable

adjective

rev·​o·​ca·​ble ˈre-və-kə-bəl, ri-ˈvō- 

: capable of being revoked