Returnable Meaning
/riˈtɜrnəbəl/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjCapable of being returned.
nounSomething that can be returned.
Sentence Examples
Products whose prices have been reduced are not returnable.
The homeless guy was searching for returnable bottles in a garbage dumpster.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The store sold empty bottles that were ____ for a small refund.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The bottles were ____ and customers received a small deposit back when they brought them to the shop.
Word Origin & History
From Middle French retournable.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"At last, as the discussion with the Flat-Earthers was becoming acrimonious, Ollie spoke up. “If you don’t believe it, Norton, that’s fine. I’ll tell you what to do. You go on out that front door and walk around to the back. There’s a great big pile of returnable beer and soda bottles there. Norm and Buddy and I put them out this morning. You bring back a couple of those bottles so we know you really went back there. You do that and I’ll personally take my shirt off and eat it.” […] But [Norton] didn’t take Ollie up on his offer to bring back a sampling of returnables from out back. None of them did."
— 1980, Stephen King, The Mist, Viking Press:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The store sold empty bottles that were ____ for a small refund.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The bottles were ____ and customers received a small deposit back when they brought them to the shop.