recoverable

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adjective

Capable of being regained or recovered.

“recoverable data”

Similar
redeemableretrievable
Opposite
irrecoverableunrecoverable
OriginMiddle English recoverabille →
Less commonScrabble 18
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Meanings

adjectiverecoverable (not comparable)
  1. not comparableCapable of being regained or recovered.

    recoverable data

  2. not comparableRestorable from sickness, faintness, danger, etc.
  3. not comparableCapable of being brought back to a former condition, or recovered from.

    a recoverable error

  4. not comparableObtainable from a debtor or possessor.

    recoverable debt

nounrecoverable (plural recoverables)

plural recoverables

  1. accountingAmounts of reinsurance coverage that are due from a reinsurer.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
irrecoverableunrecoverable

adjectivecapable of being recovered or regained

Similar
redeemableretrievable
Opposite
unrecoverable
Also see
redeemableretrievablesavable

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishrecoverabille
  2. Englishrecoverable

From Middle English recoverabille, recoverable, recovererabyll (error), equivalent to recover + -able.

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Translations

German rückholbar, rückgewinnbar
  • rückholbarcapable of being regained or recovered
  • rückgewinnbarcapable of being regained or recovered
  • wiederherstellbarcapable of being regained or recovered
  • heilbarrestorable from sickness, faintness, danger, etc.
  • genesungsfähigrestorable from sickness, faintness, danger, etc.
  • erholungsfähigrestorable from sickness, faintness, danger, etc.
  • wiederherstellungsfähigrestorable from sickness, faintness, danger, etc.
  • wiederherstellbarcapable of being brought back to a former condition
  • wiederherstellungsfähigcapable of being brought back to a former condition
  • erzielbarobtainable from a debtor or possessor
  • holbarobtainable from a debtor or possessor
  • eintreibbarobtainable from a debtor or possessor
Portuguese recuperável, recuperável
  • recuperávelcapable of being regained or recovered
  • recuperávelrestorable from sickness, faintness, danger, etc.
  • recuperávelobtainable from a debtor or possessor
Cite this entry
APA

recoverable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recoverable

MLA

“recoverable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recoverable. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “recoverable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recoverable.

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