terminable

adjective

Definition of terminablenext
as in terminate

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Recent Examples of terminable The contract is terminable at will on 15 days’ prior notice. — Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026 Indefinite employment terminable only for cause had existed as early as the founding of Harvard College in 1650. — Time, 1 Oct. 2025 These transfers can be made to trusts, such as qualified terminable interest property trust which can be relatively simple and inexpensive to create and also defer estate tax on unlimited wealth. — Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025 Another type of trust to consider in this situation would be a qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) trust. — Liz Weston, oregonlive, 6 Aug. 2023 She was employed on a one-year contract that was terminable at will by either the team or Neuner. — Michael McCann, SI.com, 25 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for terminable
  1. terminate
  2. conditional
  3. limited
  4. transitory
  5. tentative
Adjective
  • That control gave Puglisi the sole authority to set up new credit card accounts, change spending limits, manage card access and terminate accounts.
    — Washington Post, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2021
Definition of terminate
Adjective
  • The 2028 first-round pick, which originally belonged to the Colorado Avalanche, is conditional.
    — Peter Baugh, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The news comes as the reality star was due to return to court on Tuesday, after he was granted conditional bail following a report of an alleged assault.
    — Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of conditional
Adjective
  • Not only did the limited library cards and shirts go fast, the whole rotunda reached legal capacity in just 20 minutes post-doors open time.
    — Caden Perry, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • There have been some limited cases in which noncitizens have been criminally charged for voting or attempting to vote, including in Michigan, but it's been rare and not thought to have altered the outcome of any elections.
    — Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of limited
Adjective
  • Since his confirmation earlier this year, the central bank has split further on whether inflation is truly transitory; last month’s decision to keep rates steady resulted in the most dissents since 1970.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • That all prices – high and low – are transitory is tautological.
    — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of transitory
Adjective
  • The adoption of this policy came very late in the summer and after a more tentative earlier policy that mainly confused educators and parents.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026
  • But Democrats have become more tentative to speak on immigration since the Obama years.
    — Jesús Rodríguez, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of tentative

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“Terminable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terminable. Accessed 10 Sep. 2026.

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