nonrefundable

adjective

non·​re·​fund·​able ˌnän-ri-ˈfən-də-bəl How to pronounce nonrefundable (audio)
: not subject to refunding or being refunded
a nonrefundable bond
a nonrefundable fee

Examples of nonrefundable in a Sentence

The tickets are nonrefundable unless the show is canceled.
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The child tax credit was first enacted in 1997 as a way to give middle- and upper-income families an extra $500 nonrefundable tax credit per year for each of their children. Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2024 Tickets purchased during the sale are nonrefundable. Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 21 Nov. 2024 These fees are nonrefundable, and the bail bond industry is estimated to collect as much as $2.4 billion in profit from these payments each year. Erin George, Sun Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2024 The group has already paid a nonrefundable $5 million to the city, and Loop Capital has signaled its commitment to buying the Coliseum, but the fight to recall Mayor Sheng Thao in the Nov. 5 election has often landed Bobbitt in Oakland’s toxic political crosshairs. Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for nonrefundable 

Word History

First Known Use

1963, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of nonrefundable was in 1963

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“Nonrefundable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonrefundable. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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