non-returnableadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌnɒnrᵻˈtəːnəbl/, U.S.

/ˌnɑnrəˈtərnəb(ə)l/,

/ˌnɑnriˈtərnəb(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: non- prefix, returnable adj.

Etymology: < non- prefix + returnable adj. Compare earlier unreturnable adj.

A. adj.

That may or need not be returned; spec. (of a bottle or other container) that may not be returned empty to the supplier.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > container or package for goods > [adjective] > that may not be returned

non-returnable1885

one-trip1967

1885 Guardian 14 Oct. 1532/1 295l., the non-returnable sum mentioned, as required for men of thirty to purchase an annuity of 50 l. for a possible widow, his wife being twenty-five.

1893 Denton (Maryland) Jrnl. 14 Jan. 4/8 With non-returnable crate [sic] will come more extended markets.

1898 Jrnl. Royal Statist. Soc. 61 627 The money apportioned to sick fund premium would be non-returnable.

1926–7 Army & Navy Stores Catal. p. ix/1 Goods sent by Rail or by Carter Paterson are packed in non-returnable cases for which no charge is made.

1971 Nature 6 Aug. 359/2 Potential customers should..make appropriate non-returnable deposits as marks of their good faith.

1985 New Yorker 23 Sept. 41/3 A sixteen-ounce non-returnable foam-sleeved bottle.

2000 Ann. Rep. & Accts. (Cable & Wireless) 42/1 Debtors—due within one year... Securitised gross trade debtors... Less: non-returnable proceeds.

B. n.

A non-returnable container.

ΚΠ

1944 Sunday Reg. (Beckley, W. Va.) 13 Feb. 10/4 Wanted. Used beer bottles... Any unbranded non-returnables. Just bring them in.

1949 Reno (Nevada) Evening Gaz. 8 Apr. 8/3 (advt.) Gebels Beer..Carton of 6 12 oz. bottles.. Non-returnables..$1⁰⁰.

1971 Wall St. Jrnl. 5 Mar. 26/4 About 70 such laws were debated last year by various local, state and federal bodies. Bowle, Md., actually banned nonreturnables.

1980 Bulletin (Sydney) 26 Feb. 26/3 I never left them..until they closed down. Started out as a sorter in the yard..lemonade bottles, tomato sauce, jam jars, pickles, beer and wine... Non-returnables killed us, though.

2002 Pittsburgh Post-Gaz. (Nexis) 3 Mar. d1 Filling, capping and sterilizing 1,800 bottles every minute, more than twice the former capacity for 12-ounce non-returnables.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	non-returnable
释义	non-returnableadj.n. Brit. /ˌnɒnrᵻˈtəːnəbl/, U.S. /ˌnɑnrəˈtərnəb(ə)l/, /ˌnɑnriˈtərnəb(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: non- prefix, returnable adj. Etymology: < non- prefix + returnable adj. Compare earlier unreturnable adj. A. adj. That may or need not be returned; spec. (of a bottle or other container) that may not be returned empty to the supplier. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > container or package for goods > [adjective] > that may not be returned non-returnable1885 one-trip1967 1885 Guardian 14 Oct. 1532/1 295l., the non-returnable sum mentioned, as required for men of thirty to purchase an annuity of 50 l. for a possible widow, his wife being twenty-five. 1893 Denton (Maryland) Jrnl. 14 Jan. 4/8 With non-returnable crate [sic] will come more extended markets. 1898 Jrnl. Royal Statist. Soc. 61 627 The money apportioned to sick fund premium would be non-returnable. 1926–7 Army & Navy Stores Catal. p. ix/1 Goods sent by Rail or by Carter Paterson are packed in non-returnable cases for which no charge is made. 1971 Nature 6 Aug. 359/2 Potential customers should..make appropriate non-returnable deposits as marks of their good faith. 1985 New Yorker 23 Sept. 41/3 A sixteen-ounce non-returnable foam-sleeved bottle. 2000 Ann. Rep. & Accts. (Cable & Wireless) 42/1 Debtors—due within one year... Securitised gross trade debtors... Less: non-returnable proceeds. B. n. A non-returnable container. ΚΠ 1944 Sunday Reg. (Beckley, W. Va.) 13 Feb. 10/4 Wanted. Used beer bottles... Any unbranded non-returnables. Just bring them in. 1949 Reno (Nevada) Evening Gaz. 8 Apr. 8/3 (advt.) Gebels Beer..Carton of 6 12 oz. bottles.. Non-returnables..$1⁰⁰. 1971 Wall St. Jrnl. 5 Mar. 26/4 About 70 such laws were debated last year by various local, state and federal bodies. Bowle, Md., actually banned nonreturnables. 1980 Bulletin (Sydney) 26 Feb. 26/3 I never left them..until they closed down. Started out as a sorter in the yard..lemonade bottles, tomato sauce, jam jars, pickles, beer and wine... Non-returnables killed us, though. 2002 Pittsburgh Post-Gaz. (Nexis) 3 Mar. d1 Filling, capping and sterilizing 1,800 bottles every minute, more than twice the former capacity for 12-ounce non-returnables. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1885
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