nonreturnable
[ non-ri-tur-nuh-buhl ]
/ ˌnɒn rɪˈtɜr nə bəl /
adjective
not returnable.
(of an empty bottle or container) not returnable to a vendor for refund of a deposit.
noun
something that is not eligible or acceptable for return.
QUIZZES
THIS PSAT VOCABULARY QUIZ IS PERFECT PRACTICE FOR THE REAL TEST
In our third teacher-created PSAT practice test there are new and unique vocabulary terms you may have never heard of! Can you guess what they mean?
Question 1 of 10
seclusion
Origin of nonreturnable
First recorded in 1900–05; non- + returnable
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021
Example sentences from the Web for nonreturnable
Non-returnable boxes to contain half a bushel or a bushel are now in use, but such boxes are too large for the better fruits.
The Book of Pears and Plums|Edward Bartrum
British Dictionary definitions for nonreturnable
nonreturnable
/ (ˌnɒnrɪˈtɜːnəbəl) /
adjective
denoting a container, esp a bottle, on which no returnable deposit is paid on purchase of the contents
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012