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# returnable

adjective (returnable)

«returnable» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Able to be given or sent back, often for money back: «returnable bottles». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/returnable/#m1)
2. (formal) Must be given back by a certain time: «The form is returnable by Friday.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/returnable/#m2)

### In the lessons

In recycling, returnable bottles and cans earn a deposit (in Canada, Australia, Ireland). In shops, goods may be returnable with a receipt. School letters: «Permission slips returnable by Friday.» Phrases: «a returnable deposit», «non-returnable».

### Examples

- These bottles are returnable for ten cents each. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/returnable/#x1)
- The deposit is returnable if you bring the key back. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/returnable/#x2)
- Sale items are not returnable. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/returnable/#x3)
- The form is returnable to the office by Friday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/returnable/#x4)
- Keep your receipt so the shoes are returnable. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/returnable/#x5)
- We took the returnable cans back to the shop. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/returnable/#x6)

### Note

From «return» + «-able». Opposite: «non-returnable». In maths money problems: a returnable deposit of £10 is given back, so it does not count in the final cost.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «returnable» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/returnable/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«returnable» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/returnable.html) on Mova free.