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revocable
adjective
rev·o·ca·ble
ˈre-və-kə-bəl
also
ri-ˈvō-
variants
or less commonly revokable
: capable of being revoked
a revocable privilege
Examples of revocable in a Sentence
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Donald Trump moved all his Trump Media shares into a revocable trust.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 23 Dec. 2024
Not selling his shares and instead putting them in a revocable trust ensures a mass sell-off caused by him unloading his shares won't occur but also limits his ability to do anything with them while in the White House.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
Trump Media & Technology Group — The stock slipped 2% after President-elect Donald Trump transferred his entire stake of shares to a revocable trust this week, regulatory filings showed.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
The identity or identities of the winners remained anonymous as the winnings were claimed in the name of a revocable trust.
—Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 7 Mar. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin revocabilis, from revocare
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of revocable was
in the 15th century
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“Revocable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revocable. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
Kids Definition
revocable
adjective
re·vo·ca·ble
ˈrev-ə-kə-bəl
: capable of being revoked
a revocable privilege
Legal Definition
revocable
adjective
rev·o·ca·ble
ˈre-və-kə-bəl, ri-ˈvō-
: capable of being revoked
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