"cooling-off period" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cooling-off periods [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=cooling-off period}} cooling-off period (plural cooling-off periods)
  1. 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. Categories (topical): Law, Time Related terms: buyer's remorse Translations (time to think things over): 冷靜期 (Chinese Mandarin), 冷静期 (lěngjìngqī) (Chinese Mandarin), 冷卻期 (Chinese Mandarin), 冷却期 (lěngquèqī) (Chinese Mandarin), afkoelingsperiode [feminine] (Dutch), bedenktijd [masculine] (Dutch), katumusaika (Finnish), peruutusaika (Finnish), délai de rétractation [masculine] (French), Widerrufsfrist [feminine] (German), okres karencji [masculine] (Polish), perioadă de reflecție [feminine] (Romanian)

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "time to think things over",
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      "sense": "time to think things over",
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      "sense": "time to think things over",
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