cooling-off

cooling-off
noun
Cooling-off is used before these nouns: ↑period

Collocations dictionary. 2013.

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  • cooling-off rule — A rule that allows you to cancel a contract within a specified time period (typically three days) after signing it. Federal cooling off rules apply this three day grace period to sales made anywhere other than a seller s normal place of business …   Law dictionary

  • Cooling-off period — may refer to: Period of time after a purchase during which the purchaser has the right to return goods for a refund, or to cancel a contract without penalty (see buyer s remorse) Waiting period, the time which a company making an IPO must be… …   Wikipedia

  • cooling-off period — cooling off .period n 1.) BrE a period of time after you have signed some types of sales agreement, when you can change your mind about buying something ▪ Customers signing new life policies will have a cooling off period of 14 days in which to… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • cooling–off period — cool·ing–off pe·ri·od n: a period of time (as after a sale or a call to strike) to allow further consideration or negotiation see also labor management relations act in the important laws section Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam… …   Law dictionary

  • cooling-off period — ► NOUN 1) an interval during which the parties in a dispute can try to settle their differences before taking further action. 2) an interval after a sale contract is agreed during which the purchaser can decide to cancel without loss …   English terms dictionary

  • cooling-off period — [ko͞ol′iŋ ôf΄] n. a period of time during which an action, as a strike or a lockout, or a transaction, as the purchase of a gun, may not be effected or completed so as to allow reconsideration of a decision made in haste, under pressure, or due… …   English World dictionary

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