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returnable

[ri-tur-nuh-buhl] / rɪˈtɜr nə bəl /


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Peers voted narrowly to approve an additional amendment that would allow landlords to charge up to three weeks' rent as a returnable deposit, to cover potential damage caused by pets during a tenancy.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2025

“Any version of a 2020 rover mission that does not prepare a returnable cache would seriously delay any significant progress toward sample return,” it noted.

From Scientific American Oct. 30, 2023

I buy milk in returnable glass bottles, and I take jars to places where I can get cooking oil in bulk.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2023

Participating businesses can decide to charge customers a returnable deposit to "borrow" the dishes, which are later handed off to Bold Reuse for cleaning offsite.

From Salon Jun. 25, 2023

They were interchangeable from base to base, like returnable bottles.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy




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