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
Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
An irrevocable trust cannot be altered after creation, which ensures tax efficiency and liability protection.
—Andre Pennington, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
The other thing to keep in mind is that a license, by its nature, can be revoked (though there are irrevocable licenses).
—Jill Terreri Ramos, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
An irrevocable trust can save income or estate taxes or both.
—Bob Carlson, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Irrevocable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irrevocable. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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