reversion

[US]/rɪˈvɜːʃn/

[UK]/rɪˈvɜːrʒn/

Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. restoration of a previous state; regaining of inheritance or future ownership.

reversion of rights

reversion clause

the reversion of property.

there was some reversion to polytheism.

he was given a promise of the reversion of Boraston's job.

I’m trying to prevent the reversion of my garden to nature.

There was the prospect of too good a fortune in reversion when Charles married Dina.

Reversion thus requires a deus ex machina in the form ofsome superrational investor (Warren Buffett, maybe?

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