recoverable

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recoverable

  • /ɹɪˈkʌvɚəb(ə)l/ US
  • /ɹə-/ US
  • [ɹɪˈkʌvɚəbl̩] US
  • [ɹə-] US

Where it comes from

From Middle English recoverabille, recoverable, recovererabyll (error), equivalent to recover + -able.

adjective

  1. not comparable Capable of being regained or recovered. recoverable data
  2. not comparable Restorable from sickness, faintness, danger, etc.
  3. not comparable Capable of being brought back to a former condition, or recovered from. a recoverable error
  4. not comparable Obtainable from a debtor or possessor. recoverable debt

Opposite: irrecoverable, unrecoverable

noun recoverables

  1. Amounts of reinsurance coverage that are due from a reinsurer.

Thesaurus

adjective

Opposite: irrecoverable, unrecoverable

Translations

Every language

adj capable of being regained or recovered

Portuguêsrecuperável
Deutschrückholbar, rückgewinnbar, wiederherstellbar

adj restorable from sickness, faintness, danger, etc.

Portuguêsrecuperável
Deutschheilbar, genesungsfähig, erholungsfähig, wiederherstellungsfähig

adj capable of being brought back to a former condition

Deutschwiederherstellbar, wiederherstellungsfähig

adj obtainable from a debtor or possessor

Portuguêsrecuperável
Deutscherzielbar, holbar, eintreibbar, wiedergewinnbar

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@misc{recoverable_2026,
  title = {recoverable},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/recoverable},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}