(a.) Capable of being recovered or regained; capable of being brought back to a former condition, as from sickness, misfortune, etc.; obtainable from a debtor or possessor; as, the debt is recoverable; goods lost or sunk in the ocean are not recoverable.
Thesaurus Entries
ameliorable, amendable, controllable, correctable, curable, domesticable, domitable, emendable, fixable, governable, handleable, improvable, manageable, manipulable, manipulatable, medicable, mendable, perfectible, reclaimable, recoverable, rectifiable, recyclable, redeemable, remediable, repairable, reparable, restorable, restrainable, retrievable, reversible, tamable, untroublesome
