cooling-off period

noun

A length of time in which the two sides to a purchase agreement or contract can consider and contemplate it and cancel without a penalty.

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Meanings

nouncooling-off period (plural cooling-off periods)

plural cooling-off periods

  1. businessA length of time in which the two sides to a purchase agreement or contract can consider and contemplate it and cancel without a penalty.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 冷靜期 /冷静期, 冷卻期 /冷却期
  • 冷靜期 /冷静期 (lěngjìngqī)time to think things over
  • 冷卻期 /冷却期 (lěngquèqī)time to think things over
Dutch afkoelingsperiode, bedenktijd
  • afkoelingsperiodetime to think things over
  • bedenktijdtime to think things over
Finnish katumusaika, peruutusaika
  • katumusaikatime to think things over
  • peruutusaikatime to think things over
French délai de rétractation
  • délai de rétractationtime to think things over
German Widerrufsfrist
  • Widerrufsfristtime to think things over
Polish okres karencji
  • okres karencjitime to think things over
Romanian perioadă de reflecție
  • perioadă de reflecțietime to think things over
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APA

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“cooling-off period.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cooling-off%20period. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cooling-off period,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cooling-off%20period.

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