recoverable

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English recoverabille, recoverable, recovererabyll (error), equivalent to recover +‎ -able. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈkʌvɚəb(ə)l/, /ɹə-/, [ɹɪˈkʌvɚəbl̩], [ɹə-] === Adjective === recoverable (not comparable) Capable of being regained or recovered. Restorable from sickness, faintness, danger, etc. Capable of being brought back to a former condition, or recovered from. Obtainable from a debtor or possessor. ==== Antonyms ==== irrecoverable unrecoverable ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === recoverable (plural recoverables) (accounting) Amounts of reinsurance coverage that are due from a reinsurer. === References === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “recoverable”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “recoverable”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.