nonrefundable
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3.7
- adjective
- /ˌnɒn.rɪˈfʌn.də.bəl/
- DEA application requirements include a nonrefundable fee, FBI background checks, and extensive documentation.
- nonrefundable ticket
- nonrefundable fee
- nonrefundable deposit
Examples
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Prizes are nonrefundable and nontransferable.
Blog text (29) -
Final nonrefundable payment in full must be received by February 20.
Academic text (1996) -
However, my fee is nonrefundable, just like my time.
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The nonrefundable application fee is $40.
Academic text (1999) -
I want first, last and a nonrefundable cleaning fee.
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I have nonrefundable tickets to Hawaii... and I cannot make myself leave this room.
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Cancellations received after April 13, 2013, are nonrefundable.
Blog text (33) -
"The caterer's deposit is nonrefundable."
Fiction book (2000) -
Save on air travel, hotels, car rentals; buy cheap, nonrefundable tickets.
Academic text (2012) -
I bought nonrefundable tickets for the concert, so I have to go regardless of what happens.
Synonyms
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5.1
Not able to be returned to the seller for a refund or exchange
A gift or act too kind to be paid back
Antonyms
How Refundable
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3.4
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3.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
nonrefundable = refundable (transparent) = non + refund + able
The adjective is formed by adding the productive negative prefix 'non-' to the adjective 'refundable', yielding the straightforward meaning 'not refundable'.
Etymology
The word nonrefundable breaks into non- ('not'), refund ('to give money back'), and -able ('able'), so a good image is a ticket stamped 'no refund' that you cannot return for money. That's why nonrefundable means you cannot get your money back for the item or booking.