refused delivery
Package turned away
Refused delivery describes mail or packages that a recipient declines to accept.
When something is marked refused delivery, it gets returned to the sender: The package came back stamped "refused delivery".
People refuse delivery to reject unwanted items, avoid COD charges, or return merchandise without opening it.
The phrase also appears as a verb phrase: She refused delivery of the certified letter.
- returnedWent back again
- return to senderPostal rejection instruction
- undeliverableCannot be sent
- no such addressPostal return reason
- rejectedRefused or turned away
bounced · package · sender · doorstep · signature · signature required · unclaimed · postmark · courier · tracking · shipping label · addressee · mailbox · parcel · shipment · stamped · unaccepted · forwarded