Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Returnable \Re*turn"a*ble\, a.
Capable of, or admitting of, being returned.
(Law) Legally required to be returned, delivered, given, or rendered; as, a writ or precept returnable at a certain day; a verdict returnable to the court.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
early 15c., from return (v.) + -able.
Wiktionary
a. Capable of being returned. n. Something that is returnable.
WordNet
adj. that may be returned; "returnable bottles and cans"; "this merchandise is returnable if you save the receipt" [ant: nonreturnable]
Usage examples of "returnable".
The principle of party spirit prevailed over a sense of justice, for the scrutiny of an election is nothing more than a revision of the poll itself, and if such revision cannot be completed before the period at which the writ is returnable, he is bound by his office and oath to make the return agreeably to the poll as actually taken.
And the result of the consultation was, that a complaint and warrant for arson should be issued, and the arrest made by the sheriff, who should also have in his hands a civil process returnable to the court of Common Pleas, to serve on Gurley and his property, provided the proof elicited at the court of inquiry on the criminal charge should be such as to afford them any prospect of a recovery.
Kitrell, District Judge of Harris County, Texas, returnable the following morning.