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returnable

returnable

3 2.3
An item you can take back to a shop to get money or to use again
  • adjective
  • /rɪˈtɜrnəbl/
translation icon : devolutivo
  • The company's 10-ounce and 12-ounce returnable bottles were discontinued earlier this year.
  • returnable beverage bottles
  • returnable beverage

Examples

  • I'm collecting returnable bottles and cans for the MEDCU drive.

    Silver Bullet (1985)

  • The iconic 6.5-ounce bottles were the last returnable Coke bottles in the United States.

    Blog text (17)

  • I thought you said it was returnable.

    Speak (2004)

  • For example, Germany has implemented a deposit system for returnable PET bottles.

    Academic text (2001)

  • Usually, she raids the trash for cans and returnable bottles.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • About 70 percent of Germany's PET (polyethylene terephthalate) and glass beverage bottles were returnable under the deposit system in 1997.

    Academic text (2001)

  • Before making a purchase, check if the item is returnable for a refund.

  • The store offers a wide selection of returnable products, allowing customers to return them easily.

  • All electronic devices sold at this shop are returnable within 30 days of purchase.

Antonyms

nonreturnable
1 5.1

Not able to be returned to the seller for a refund or exchange

How Returnable

refundable
9 3.4
returnable
3 2.3

Surface Forms

returnable positive

Morphology

returnable = return (transparent) = return + able

Formed by adding the adjectival suffix '-able' to the verb 'return', yielding the straightforward meaning 'able to be returned'.

Etymology

Returnable comes from the parts re- meaning 'again' and turn meaning 'to go back'. So something returnable is 'able to be given back', like a bottle you can take back to the store.