nonrefundable

adjective

non·​re·​fund·​able ˌnän-ri-ˈfən-də-bəl How to pronounce nonrefundable (audio)
: not subject to refunding or being refunded
a nonrefundable bond
a nonrefundable fee

Examples of nonrefundable in a Sentence

The tickets are nonrefundable unless the show is canceled.
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The cost is $20 per person, and tickets are nonrefundable. Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2025 These were nonrefundable costs, and that is how life works. Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025 Faye Travel Insurance Learn More Policy highlights One single-trip plan with optional add-ons for pet care, adventure sports and damage to vacation rentals Cancel For Any Reason coverage Up to 75% reimbursement of nonrefundable trip costs if purchased within 14 days of initial trip deposit. Liz Knueven, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2025 He was granted a $250,000 bond with strict conditions, including giving up his state license to practice medicine, paying a $37,500 nonrefundable deposit, confinement to his Brickell Avenue high-rise condo, GPS electronic monitoring and turning over his U.S. and Argentine passports. Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nonrefundable

Word History

First Known Use

1963, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of nonrefundable was in 1963

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“Nonrefundable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonrefundable. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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