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
  • Borgen, acquired from the New York Rangers for a 2027 second-round pick and a conditional 2028 third-rounder, is a stay-at-home right-shot defenseman.
    — Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 2 July 2026
  • The man, who cannot be named due to legal restrictions preventing children alleged to be victims of crime from being identified, has been granted conditional bail and will appear before Downing Centre Local Court on Wednesday, July 15.
    — Adam England, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
Definition of conditional
Adjective
  • Most of those new households are dual-income with limited free time.
    — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026
  • The Fever committed 17 turnovers, which the Sparks (9-11) converted into 22 points, and star Caitlin Clark scored her second-fewest point total this season with just nine in limited minutes.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Definition of limited
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  • On the National Mall this week, Freedom 250 signs pointed visitors toward temporary state pavilions, a Ferris wheel and mobile, transitory history exhibits.
    — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 3 July 2026
  • In June of that year, as the Fed pivoted off its transitory-inflation stance, the team used its quarterly investor call to lay out the changes coming to its investment and property management approach.
    — Nia Bowers, USA Today, 25 June 2026
Definition of transitory
Adjective
  • As the situation in the south has calmed under a tentative truce, Hamza is waiting for the animals’ owners to return and reclaim them.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
  • Warsh’s tentative first steps in the role are being scrutinized perhaps more than any Fed chair in history.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 3 July 2026
Definition of tentative

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“Terminable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terminable. Accessed 11 Jul. 2026.

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