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returnable

[ ri-tur-nuh-buh l ]
/ rɪˈtɜr nə bəl /
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adjective

that may be returned: returnable merchandise.
requiring a return, as a writ to the court from which it is issued.

noun

a beverage bottle or can that can be returned when empty for refund of a deposit.

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Origin of returnable

1375–1425; 1960–65 for def 3; late Middle English retournable. See return, -able

OTHER WORDS FROM returnable

re·turn·a·bil·i·ty, nounun·re·turn·a·ble, adjective

Words nearby returnable

return the compliment, return ticket, return to the fold, return-cocked, return-flue boiler, returnable, returned man, returned soldier, returnee, returner, returning officer
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Words related to returnable

convertible, complementary, equivalent, mutual, reciprocal, correlative, commutable, fungible, replaceable, substitutive, transmutable

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British Dictionary definitions for returnable

returnable
/ (rɪˈtɜːnəbəl) /

adjective

able to be taken, given, or sent back
required to be returned by law, as a claim to the court from which it issued

Derived forms of returnable

returnability, noun
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