recoverable

🇺🇸 /rɪˈkʌvərəbl/ 🇬🇧 /rɪˈkʌvərəbl/
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adjective
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able to be returned or regained after being lost or spent

The funds spent on the project are recoverable, so we can use them for another purpose.

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able to be extracted or taken from a source

The amount of recoverable coal in the area has been estimated to be in the millions of tons.

translation

adj. able to be returned or regained after being lost or spent; able to be extracted or taken from a source