irrevocable
Example Sentences
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My understanding is that once I’m gone, the trust becomes irrevocable, which is subject to very high tax rates.
From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026
While irrevocable trusts are permanent structures, the assets within them are flexible and can be swapped at any time with different similarly valued assets—a strategy worth considering during times of extreme swings in market values.
From Barron's • May 16, 2026
When heirs inherit assets in an irrevocable trust, they don’t get the benefit of a step-up in cost basis that they get on assets inherited outside the trust.
From Barron's • May 16, 2026
The newspaper also reported that a legal document was signed stating that the gift was "unconditional and irrevocable".
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
He felt that if once he went beyond the crown of the pass and took one step veritably down into the land of Mordor, that step would be irrevocable.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
Vocabulary lists containing irrevocable
Grade 9, List 3
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