Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective That cannot be returned.
- adjective Not exchangeable for a deposit.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective That may not be returned for a refund; -- of purchased goods, or containers for purchased items. Opposite of
returnable .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Unable to be
returned . - noun Something that cannot be returned.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective that may not be returned
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Examples
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Comic shops are risk averse; they buy on a nonreturnable basis.
Archive 2009-01-01 Rebecca Tushnet 2009
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Photos, which are nonreturnable, may be color or black-and-white, and in print form.
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It would be a huge change for the American book industry if frontlist titles are sold to retailers on nonreturnable terms.
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When we handed in our gear, we thanked the Army for the long underwear and stocking caps; even unworn they were nonreturnable items.
Paradise General Dr. Dave Hnida 2010
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It would be a huge change for the American book industry if frontlist titles are sold to retailers on nonreturnable terms.
Archive 2008-12-01 2008
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When we handed in our gear, we thanked the Army for the long underwear and stocking caps; even unworn they were nonreturnable items.
Paradise General Dr. Dave Hnida 2010
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From today's Wall Street Journal: Borders Group Inc. has agreed to accept books from HarperStudio on a nonreturnable basis, departing from a decades-old publishing tradition.
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From today's Wall Street Journal: Borders Group Inc. has agreed to accept books from HarperStudio on a nonreturnable basis, departing from a decades-old publishing tradition.
Archive 2008-12-01 2008
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As for the second part of their strategy, Harper Studio is struggling with establishing a nonreturnable book policy.
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They also hope to achieve greater profits through lower book returns from retailers, preferably by selling through with a nonreturnable policy.
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