nonrecoverable
Cannot be regained
Nonrecoverable describes something that cannot be retrieved, restored, or regained once lost.
In computing, nonrecoverable errors cause permanent data loss.
In finance, nonrecoverable costs are expenses that won't be reimbursed: The deposit is nonrecoverable if you cancel.
The term appears in legal and technical contexts where the permanence of a loss matters.
Cannot be undone
- irreparableCannot be fixed
- irrevocableCannot be undone
- permanentFixed without end
- irremediableImpossible to correct
unrestorable · unsalvageable · unrectifiable · incurable · beyond repair · terminal · final · absolute
Recorded value reduction
- bad debtUnrecoverable money owed
- uncollectibleImpossible to claim payment
- depreciationAsset value reduction over time
- impairmentDiminished function or capacity
charge-off · sunk cost · defaulted · forfeited · unreimbursable · liquidated · insolvent · worthless
Impossible to regain
- corruptedMade impure or dishonest
- erasedRemoved by rubbing
- deletedPermanently removed
- wipedCleaned by rubbing
lost · overwritten · unrestorable · formatted · crashed · damaged · destroyed · inaccessible
No longer existing
- depletedSeverely reduced or emptied
- exhaustedUtterly depleted of energy
- degradedReduced in rank or quality
- contaminatedMade impure by contact
deforested · desertified · polluted · overharvested · destroyed · barren · stripped · ruined
irreversible
Cannot be undone
- irreparableCannot be fixed
- irrevocableCannot be undone
- permanentFixed without end
irremediable · unrestorable · unsalvageable · unrectifiable · incurable · beyond repair · terminal · final · absolute · total
write-off
Recorded value reduction
- bad debtUnrecoverable money owed
- uncollectibleImpossible to claim payment
- depreciationAsset value reduction over time
impairment · charge-off · sunk cost · defaulted · forfeited · unreimbursable · liquidated · insolvent · worthless · depleted
irretrievable
Impossible to regain
wiped · lost · overwritten · unrestorable · formatted · crashed · damaged · destroyed · inaccessible · fragmented
extinct
No longer existing
- depletedSeverely reduced or emptied
- exhaustedUtterly depleted of energy
- degradedReduced in rank or quality
contaminated · deforested · desertified · polluted · overharvested · destroyed · barren · stripped · ruined · spoiled
nonrecoverablerecoverable
Able to be regained
retrievable · salvageable · reclaimable · restorable · savable
nonrecoverablerecoverable
Able to be regained
reimbursable · refundable · recoupable · collectible · claimable
recover, recovery, recovering, recovered, recovers, recuperate, recoveries, recuperation, recoverable