irrevocable
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A word of caution: Any money you deposit in such an account is an irrevocable gift, meaning you cannot take it back and that the funds have been removed from your estate.
From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026
Compressed, higher tax brackets mostly apply to irrevocable, ‘nongrantor’ trusts rather than revocable trusts.
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
Suddenly, and for the first time, really, I was struck by the bitter, irrevocable truth of it; the evil of what we had done.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
Vocabulary lists containing irrevocable
Grade 9, List 3
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