returnable

[ ri-tur-nuh-buhl ]
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adjective
  1. that may be returned: returnable merchandise.

  2. requiring a return, as a writ to the court from which it is issued.

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

Origin of returnable

1
1375–1425; 1960–65 for def. 3; late Middle English retournable.See return, -able

Other words from returnable

  • re·turn·a·bil·i·ty, noun
  • un·re·turn·a·ble, adjective

Words Nearby returnable

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How to use returnable in a sentence

  • Let a habeas corpus issue in this case according to the prayer of the petitioner, returnable forthwith.

    The Old Pike | Thomas B. Searight
  • A writ of habeas corpus was forthwith sued out, returnable before Judge Grier.

  • This is very important, as imperfect books that have been “pulled” are not returnable to the bookseller.

  • No purchased property shall be returnable to the seller on account of a defect therein which has developed after the sale.

  • Let attachment and monition issue as prayed returnable on Monday the 9th day of May, 1898.

    International Law | George Grafton Wilson and George Fox Tucker

British Dictionary definitions for returnable

returnable

/ (rɪˈtɜːnəbəl) /


adjective
  1. able to be taken, given, or sent back

  2. 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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