(a.) Capable of being recovered or regained; capable of being brought back to a former condition, as from sickness, misfortune, etc.; obtainable from a debtor or possessor; as, the debt is recoverable; goods lost or sunk in the ocean are not recoverable.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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| MLA | Webster's. "recoverable" 27 May 2011. Web. 23 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/recoverable/definitions/2053351> |