terminable

Definition of terminablenext

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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
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
  • ChristianaCare, the state’s largest health care system and largest private employer, has stated that all employees must receive the first dose of the vaccine by Sept. 21, or the health system with terminate workers who don’t unless given an exemption.
    From USA TODAY Network and wire reports, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2021
Adjective
  • But growth, like anything organic, is conditional.
    Jessica Billingsley, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Suspending contributions to the reserves until fiscal 2029 should be conditional on funds remaining above a set minimum.
    Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • China replied with a limited list of individual companies that were allowed to sell to China, but without explanation.
    ABC News, ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
  • People may benefit from a structured, straightforward assessment process conducted by qualified professionals, offering faster access and easier navigation compared to traditional models with long waitlists and limited specialists.
    Lucy Jones April 11, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • The stagflationary tilt in subsequent episodes was more modest and transitory.
    Jim Edwards, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2026
  • For decades, visitors have been spray-painting the 10 vintage Cadillacs at the site and mulling the transitory nature of time as Bruce Springsteen did in his 1980 song of the same name.
    Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Those arrested included the leader of the Coalition to Save the Ridglan Dogs, Wayne Hsiung, 44, of New York, who was being held on a tentative felony charge of conspiracy to commit burglary.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Haig said the tentative plan is to open the Oswego Dutch Bros site in late fall of this year.
    Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026

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“Terminable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terminable. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.

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