cooling-off period
English
Noun
cooling
-
off
period
(
plural
cooling-off periods
)
A length of
time
in which the two sides to a
purchase
agreement
, or
contract
can think things over and
cancel
with no penalty. This period is often stipulated by national law. In the UK it is currently (2008) 14 days. In many countries it is 10 days.
Translations
time to think things over
Chinese:
Mandarin:
冷靜期
／
冷静期
(
lěngjìngqī
)
,
冷卻期
／
冷却期
(
lěngquèqī
)
Dutch:
afkoelingsperiode
(nl)
f
,
bedenktijd
(nl)
m
Finnish:
katumusaika
,
peruutusaika
French:
délai
de
rétractation
m
German:
Widerrufsfrist
f
Polish:
okres
karencji
m
Romanian:
perioadă de reflecție
f
See also
buyer's remorse
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