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returnable Definition

re·turn·able (ri tʉr′nə bəl)

adjective

  1. that can or may be returned
  2. that must be returned, as a court writ

noun

a container, esp. a glass bottle as for beer or a soft drink, on which a refundable deposit is paid and which can be returned for reuse

returnable Usage Examples

Preposition: on

  • completion: Balance payable 8 weeks prior to arrival. £ 500 damages deposit - returnable on completion of rental.

Preposition: at

  • end: A breakage deposit of £ 100 payable with the balance and returnable at the end of the holiday.

Modifies a noun

  • deposit: There is a £ 5 returnable deposit on each.
  • bottle: Similarly, buying milk in returnable bottles avoids the creation of plastics waste.
  • packaging: Queries on returnable packaging should be addressed to the Buyer's Stores Manager at the delivery address.
  • container: Term used to cover the tendency in recent years to pack exports in returnable standard-sized metal containers which can be rented from container companies.
  • fee: All requests should have been made in joined up writing, with a £ 20 non returnable fee attached to the request.
  • item: Initially focused on supplying journal articles but aims to include returnable items - mainly books.

Modifying Another Word

  • not: To repeat lingerie is not returnable, please order with care, contact us in case of query.
  • fully: This is fully returnable if you cancel prior to the date that the remainder of the deposit is due.
  • only: In the event of cancelation deposits are only returnable if the accommodation is subsequently booked by another party.

Used with adjective complement

  • make: That Order was given, by One of Mr. Attorney's Men, that the Process must be made returnable this Term.

Preposition: under

  • circumstance: Special size or specially made items are not returnable under any circumstances.
returnable Quotes

Assoon as I stepped out of my mother's womb on to dry land, I realized that I had made a mistake†but the trouble with children is that they are not returnable.

—Crisp, Quentin