Definition of recoverable
adjective
1(of something lost) able to be regained or retrieved:even unreadable disks may contain information that is recoverable (of compensation or money spent or lost) able to be regained or secured by means of a legal process or subsequent profits: damages are recoverable for breaches of the EC competition rules
2(of an energy source) able to be economically extracted from the ground or sea: the target increase in recoverable oil and gas reserves
