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return approved

Return approved is the status of a request to send purchased goods back to the seller that the seller has accepted.

In plain English

This means the seller has said yes to taking bought items back. It is the status of a return request once that acceptance has happened.

In context

Here, "return approved" reports that the retailer has accepted the request to send the purchased goods back.

Situation
Requesting returns, exchanges, refunds, replacements, and store credit
What it communicates
Reports that the retailer has accepted the return request.

Meaning limits

By itself, this status does not say that the goods have already been sent back or that any further result is guaranteed.

Examples

“My order shows return approved, but the boots are still in their box by the door.”

Core meaning

“After the retailer accepted her request, the return for the kettle moved to return approved.”

In context

  • return rejected Opposite

    This status means the seller has not accepted the request to send the goods back.