terminable

  • 11terminable interest — An interest in property which terminates upon the death of the holder or upon the occurrence of some other specified event. The transfer of a terminable interest by one spouse to the other spouse may not qualify for the marital deduction …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 12terminable interest — For estate tax purposes, an interest which terminated on or before the death of the one whose estate is sought to be taxed. Goodman v Granger (CA3 Pa) 243 F2d 264, cert den 355 US 835, 2 L Ed 2d 47, 78 S Ct 57. As to failure of terminable… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 13terminable — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin terminabilis, from Latin terminare Date: 15th century capable of being terminated • terminableness noun • terminably adverb …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 14terminable — terminability, terminableness, n. terminably, adv. /terr meuh neuh beuhl/, adj. 1. capable of being terminated. 2. (of an annuity) coming to an end after a certain term. [1375 1425; late ME, equiv. to termin(en) to end ( < L terminare) + ABLE] *&#8230; …

    Universalium

  • 15terminable — adjective Having an ending, finite. Ant: interminable …

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  • 16terminable — (entrée créée par le supplément) (tèr mi na bl ), adj. Terme de finances. Annuités terminables, annuités qui ne se payent pas indéfiniment, mais qui ont une fin préfixe. Il reste [dans le budget de 1877] environ cent millions payés sous le régime …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 17terminable — ter·mi·na·ble || tÉœrmɪnÉ™bl / tɜːm adj. capable of being terminated …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 18terminable — adjective 1》 able to be terminated. 2》 coming to an end after a certain time …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 19terminable — ter·mi·na·ble …

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  • 20terminable — ter•mi•na•ble [[t]ˈtɜr mə nə bəl[/t]] adj. 1) capable of being terminated 2) bus (of an annuity) coming to an end after a certain term • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME, =termin(en) to end (&LT; L termināre) + able ter mi•na•bil′i•ty,&#8230; …

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