recoverable
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4.2
- adjective
- /rɪˈkʌvərəbəl/
:
recuperable
- Many of the materials from the construction site are recoverable and can be reused.
- technically recoverable
- recoverable gas
- recoverable wood
The the moderate left is recoverable.
- The the moderate left is recoverable.
- This other one is one of which, if we treat it well, is still recoverable.
- To achieve the really big good things, you are going to have to let a lot of small recoverable bad things happen.
- But if you force the flash, you could end up with a switch outputting black for your video and that is recoverable if you plan for it.
- That means that both the original and new petabyte projects, old and new vault, have suffered non recoverable data loss.
- We have looked at these portraits that there were authorised types whose details were recoverable and distinguishable and identifiable.
- The strike is any non recoverable investment outlays and the expiration is the time during which the management may decide to act or not to act.
- I don't, I, I feel like, I feel like it's recoverable and that I experience it.
- This is one of the, this other one is the one that if we treat it well, is still recoverable.
Examples
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The amount of recoverable fresh water without desalination is fixed.
Academic text (2010) -
Iraq probably has around 90 billion barrels of recoverable oil.
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To achieve the really big good things, you are going to have to let a lot of small recoverable bad things happen.
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Approximately 42 percent of the recoverable waste wood was from construction.
Academic text (1999) -
We followed the tradition that said if it's fully recoverable, it's going to be cheaper.
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As another comment has already noted, uranium is recoverable from the sea at a very modest cost.
Blog text (11) -
These are the estimates of recoverable shale gas.
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Overall, C&D debris is diverse and highly recoverable, offering the potential for many types of diversion operations.
Academic text (1995) -
The Earth still harbors an estimated 1 trillion tons of recoverable coal, by far the largest reserve of fossil fuel left.
Academic text (2006) -
The data from the damaged hard drive is still recoverable with the right software.
Synonyms
12
5.3
Something you can save or fix after damage
2
5.3
You can find again, often with effort
1
6.5
Able to get back money you spent or lost
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3.9
Can be fixed to look or work like before
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4.9
Can be brought back to life, made conscious, or used again after being inactive
Can be fixed after damage or loss
Something you can get back and use again
Can be used again after fixing or recharging
Antonyms
How Recoverable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word recoverable comes from the parts re- 'again' and cover, like the everyday word cover, where the old idea was to 'cover again' something so you could take it back. So recoverable means 'able to be got back' or 'able to be regained'.