Sentence examples for irrevocable meaning from inspiring English sources

If they did and he were claimed, the waiver would be irrevocable, meaning the Mets could neither pull him back nor make a trade and would lose him for nothing.

Even if the hidden trust had been irrevocable — meaning taxes were paid when the gift was made — the executor would have had to list the amount of all taxable gifts on the return.

Irrevocable means just that: The euro cannot be turned back.

The Red Sox were so tired of him in 2003 that they put him on irrevocable waivers, meaning any team could have inherited him by assuming his salary.

The Basquiat was one of six works in the auction that were guaranteed to sell thanks to what Sotheby's calls an irrevocable bid, meaning a contractual agreement with a buyer to purchase a work for an undisclosed sum.

The painting was being sold by Dakis Joannou, a Greek industrialist and it had what Sotheby's calls an irrevocable bid, meaning that before the sale, a buyer had already agreed to purchase the art for an undisclosed sum.

"Femme Assise Près d'une Fenêtre," a colorful canvas from 1932, was guaranteed to sell courtesy of a third party, or what the auction house calls an "irrevocable bid" (meaning that before the sale, a buyer had already agreed to purchase the work for an undisclosed sum).

But rules are made to be broken, and this spring Sotheby's has given Dakis Joannou, a Greek industrialist, a guarantee for works he is auctioning on May 12. Sotheby's is protected, however, by having what is called an irrevocable bid, meaning that a buyer has already agreed to purchase the art for an undisclosed sum.

The Red Sox placed Ramirez on irrevocable waivers on Wednesday, meaning a team that claimed him would be responsible for the five years and $100 million left on his contract.

Sotheby's had arranged what it calls irrevocable bids for both works, meaning that buyers had already agreed to purchase the art for undisclosed sums.

Just before the bidding started, Sotheby's announced that it had what it called an irrevocable bid for the painting, meaning a buyer had contractually agreed to purchase it for an undisclosed sum.