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nonreturnable - definition and meaning
Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
adjective adjective
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
adjective returnable .
from Wiktionary , Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
adjective returned .noun
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
adjective
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Comic shops are risk averse; they buy on a nonreturnable basis.
Archive 2009-01-01 Rebecca Tushnet 2009
Photos, which are nonreturnable , may be color or black-and-white, and in print form.
The Washington Post Travel Section Photo Contest, 2010 2010
It would be a huge change for the American book industry if frontlist titles are sold to retailers on nonreturnable terms.
Selling Nonreturnable 2008
When we handed in our gear, we thanked the Army for the long underwear and stocking caps; even unworn they were nonreturnable items.
Paradise General Dr. Dave Hnida 2010
It would be a huge change for the American book industry if frontlist titles are sold to retailers on nonreturnable terms.
Archive 2008-12-01 2008
When we handed in our gear, we thanked the Army for the long underwear and stocking caps; even unworn they were nonreturnable items.
Paradise General Dr. Dave Hnida 2010
From today's Wall Street Journal: Borders Group Inc. has agreed to accept books from HarperStudio on a nonreturnable basis, departing from a decades-old publishing tradition.
Selling Nonreturnable 2008
From today's Wall Street Journal: Borders Group Inc. has agreed to accept books from HarperStudio on a nonreturnable basis, departing from a decades-old publishing tradition.
Archive 2008-12-01 2008
As for the second part of their strategy, Harper Studio is struggling with establishing a nonreturnable book policy.
Publishing Monday: alternative publishing models | the blog of author, illustrator and designer Kris Waldherr 2009
They also hope to achieve greater profits through lower book returns from retailers, preferably by selling through with a nonreturnable policy.
Publishing Monday: alternative publishing models | the blog of author, illustrator and designer Kris Waldherr 2009
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