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recoverable

Syllabification: (re·cov·er·a·ble)
Pronunciation: /riˈkəvərəbəl/
Definition of recoverable

adjective

  • 1(of something lost) able to be regained or retrieved.
  • (of compensation or money spent or lost) able to be regained or secured by means of a legal process or subsequent profits.
  • 2(of an energy source or a supply of it) able to be economically extracted from the ground or sea.

Derivatives

recoverability

noun

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