irrevocable
adjective
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Irrevocable and Trusts
Irrevocable has a formal sound to it and is often used in legal contexts. Irrevocable trusts are trust funds that cannot be dissolved by the people who created them (the other kind is a revocable trust). An irrevocable credit is an absolute obligation from a bank to provide credit to a customer. Irrevocable gifts, under U.S. tax law, are gifts that are given by one living person to another and can't be reclaimed by the giver. But the word isn't always legal; we've all had to make irrevocable decisions, decisions that commit us absolutely to something.
Examples of irrevocable in a Sentence
Naomi Cahn, The Conversation, 30 July 2024
The trust is irrevocable but a Nevada probate commissioner found that there’s a window for it to be altered it if Murdoch is acting in good faith and seeking change for the benefit of all heirs.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 24 July 2024
At this point, Riyadh will establish relations with Israel only if the Jewish state takes clear and irrevocable measures to create a Palestinian one.
—Maria Fantappie, Foreign Affairs, 11 July 2024
The painting, which was offered in the sale with an irrevocable bid hammered with di Stasi’s client at a hammer price of $31 million, just above the $30 million low estimate.
—Angelica Villa For Artnews, Robb Report, 17 Nov. 2021
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“Irrevocable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irrevocable. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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