nonreturnable
adjective
non·re·turn·able
ˌnän-ri-ˈtər-nə-bəl 
: not returnable
specifically
: not returnable to a dealer in exchange for a deposit
nonreturnable bottles
nonreturnable
noun
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Whether or not the offers are in jest, the seller has listed the item as nonreturnable.
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 26 Jan. 2023
The pigeons are nonreturnable.
—Eli Grober, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2021
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 26 Jan. 2023
The pigeons are nonreturnable.
—Eli Grober, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2021
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“Nonreturnable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonreturnable. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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nonreturnable
adjective
non·re·turn·able
-ri-ˈtər-nə-bəl
: not returnable
especially
: not returnable to a dealer in exchange for a deposit
nonreturnable bottles
nonreturnable
noun
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