terminable

adjective

Definition of terminablenext
as in terminate

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Recent Examples of terminable In broad terms, an indefinite employment relationship is presumed to be terminable at the will of either party. — William Jones, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026 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 palace said all conditions attached to Najib's conditional pardon had been fulfilled and that the royal prerogative of pardon must be respected.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026
  • If management cannot evidence independent verification, commission it, starting with customer-facing and regulated systems, and make continued deployment conditional on the results.
    — Stephen Pitt-Walker, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of conditional
Adjective
  • Understanding their signals could eventually help people whose illness or limited mobility makes exercise difficult.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026
  • This reduces computational requirements, allowing the system to operate on a moving robot with limited processing resources.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of limited
Adjective
  • Russ said those rates will accelerate in the fourth quarter, and are expected to bring a roughly $130 million transitory headwind to the shipping company.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The motivation to hit the road, present the music and see the faces of the fans is addictive, but after days of long bus rides and transitory environs, there’s a buzz that comes from getting back to the family.
    — Tom Roland, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of transitory
Adjective
  • Kawajiri crashes the two together both with a rather sweet, tentative courtship and plenty of comedy around the anxiety which would accompany any new romance, let alone one between two shut-ins with no game.
    — Kambole Campbell, IndieWire, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The California State University system reached a tentative agreement with the CSU Employees Union, which represents about 14,500 staff including custodians, nurses and IT specialists.
    — The Sacramento Bee staff, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of tentative

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

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