Reclaimable

Pronunciation: /rɪˈkleɪməbəl/

Definitions of reclaimable

adjective able to be reclaimed or recovered

Example Sentences

A1 The plastic bottles are reclaimable and can be recycled.

A2 The old furniture is reclaimable and can be restored.

B1 The abandoned land is reclaimable and can be turned into a park.

B2 The unused building is reclaimable and can be renovated into apartments.

C1 The polluted river is reclaimable through extensive cleanup efforts.

C2 The contaminated industrial site is reclaimable with proper remediation strategies.

Examples of reclaimable in a Sentence

formal The company has a policy of recycling all reclaimable materials from their manufacturing process.

informal Make sure to separate the reclaimable items from the trash for recycling.

slang Hey, don't throw that away! It's totally reclaimable!

figurative She believed that even lost time was reclaimable through hard work and dedication.

Grammatical Forms of reclaimable

• past tense: reclaimed
• plural: reclaimables
• comparative: more reclaimable
• superlative: most reclaimable
• present tense: reclaims
• future tense: will reclaim
• perfect tense: have reclaimed
• continuous tense: is reclaiming
• singular: reclaimable
• positive degree: reclaimable
• infinitive: to reclaim
• gerund: reclaiming
• participle: reclaimed

Origin and Evolution of reclaimable

First Known Use: 1601 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'reclaimable' originated from the Old French word 'reclamable' which comes from the Latin word 'reclamabilis' meaning 'able to be called back'.

Evolution of the word: Originally used in the context of being able to call something back or recover it, 'reclaimable' has evolved to also mean able to be restored or reused in a more general sense.