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   return

   /rɪˈtəːn/

   verb

   • 1. come or go back to a place or person: "he returned to America in the late autumn" Similar go backcome backget backarrive backarrive homecome homecome againOpposite departset out
   • ▪ go back to (a particular situation): "I'll be glad when things return to normal"
   • ▪ divert one's attention back to: "he returned to his newspaper"
   • ▪ (especially of a feeling) reoccur after a period of absence: "her appetite had returned" Similar happen againrecurreoccuroccur againbe repeatedrepeat (itself)come round (again)reappearappear againflare uprare:recrudesceOpposite disappear
   • ▪ play the last nine holes in a round of eighteen holes: "McAllister went out in 43 and returned in 32"
   • 2. give, put, or send (something) back to a place or person: "complete the application form and return it to this address" Similar give backsend backhand backtake backcarry backpay backrepayremitrestoreput backreplacereinstatereinstallOpposite keepthrow away
   • ▪ feel, say, or do (the same feeling, action, etc.) in response: "she returned his kiss" Similar reciprocaterequitefeel/give in returnrepaysend/give in responsegive backmatchequalwish someone the sameOpposite ignore
   • ▪ (in tennis and other sports) hit or send (the ball) back to an opponent: "the aim is to make the other side unable to return the ball" Similar hit backsend backthrow backOpposite miss
   • ▪ intercept (a pass, kick, or fumble by the opposing team) and run upfield with the ball: "they had six passes intercepted—five were returned for touchdowns"
   • ▪ (of a judge or jury) state or present (a decision or verdict) in response to a formal request: "the jury returned the unanimous guilty verdict" Similar deliverbring inhand downrendersubmitannouncepronounceproclaim
   • ▪ lead (a card, especially one of a suit led earlier by one's partner) after taking a trick: "he returned a Diamond won by his partner who now played the 10 of Spades"
   • 3. yield or make (a profit): "the company returned a profit of £4.3 million" Similar yieldbring inearnmakerealizesecurenetgrossclearpay outfetchpocket
   • 4. (of an electorate) elect (a person or party) to office: "the city of Glasgow returned eleven Labour MPs" Similar electvote input in powerchooseopt forselectpickadopt
   • 5. continue (a wall) in a changed direction, especially at right angles.

   noun

   • 1. an act of coming or going back to a place or activity: "he celebrated his safe return from the war" Similar homecomingtravel backOpposite departure
   • ▪ an act of going back to an earlier state or situation: "the designer advocated a return to elegance" Similar recurrencereoccurrencerepeatrerunrepetitionreappearanceflare-uprevivalrebirthrenaissanceresurrectionreawakeningre-emergenceresurgencerare:recrudescencerenascenceOpposite disappearance
   • ▪ the action of returning something: "the tape is ready to despatch to you on return of the documents" Similar giving backhanding backreplacementrestorationreinstatementreinstallationrestitutionrare:reinstalment
   • ▪ (in tennis and other sports) a stroke played in response to a serve or other stroke by one's opponent.
   • ▪ a thing which has been given or sent back, especially an unwanted ticket for a sporting event or play: "it might be worth checking with the box office for returns" Similar returned itemunsold itemunwanted item/ticketrejectexchange
   • ▪ a ticket which allows someone to travel to a place and back again: British "a return ticket to the airport" Similar return ticket/fareround trip ticket/fareOpposite single
   • ▪ an electrical conductor bringing a current back to its source.
   • ▪ a second contest between the same opponents: "he scored his first Test try in the return at Avignon"
   • 2. a profit from an investment: "product areas are being developed to produce maximum returns" Similar yieldprofitreturnsgainincomerevenueinterestdividendpercentageinformal:bunce
   • ▪ a good rate of return.
   • 3. an official report or statement submitted in response to a formal demand: "census returns" Similar statementreportsubmissionaccountpaperrecordfiledossierwrite-updatainformationlogjournaldiaryregistersummarydocumentform
   • ▪ a returning officer's announcement of an election result: "election returns showed his candidate had lost by 304 votes"
   • ▪ an endorsement or report by a court officer or sheriff on a writ.
   • 4. election to office: "I campaigned for the return of forty-four MPs"
   • 5. a mechanism or key on a typewriter that returns the carriage to a fixed position at the start of a new line.
   • ▪ a key pressed on a computer keyboard to simulate a carriage return in a word-processing program, or to indicate the end of a command or data string.
   • 6. a part receding from the line of the front, for example the side of a house or of a window opening.

   Word Origin Middle English: the verb from Old French returner, from Latin re- ‘back’ + tornare ‘to turn’; the noun via Anglo-Norman French.

   Derivatives

   • 1. returnable adjective
   • 2. returnless adjective

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   What is return verb?

   • [transitive] return something (business) to give or produce a particular amount of money as a profit or loss Last year the company returned a loss of £157 million. Definition of return verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   What does return mean?

   • RETURN definition: 1. to come or go back to a previous place: 2. If people or things return to a previous condition…. Learn more.

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   What is a return adverb?

   • [VERB adverb] Your return is your arrival back at a place where you had been before. Ryle explained the reason for his sudden return to London. If you return something that you have borrowed or taken, you give it back or put it back. I enjoyed the book and said so when I returned it. [VERB noun]

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   Is return a noun or noun?

   • Return is also a noun. When a judge or jury returns a verdict, they announce whether they think the person on trial is guilty or not. They returned a verdict of not guilty. [VERB noun] A return ticket is a ticket for a journey from one place to another and then back again. He bought a return ticket and boarded the next train for home.

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   What is a return on an investment?

   • A return on an investment is the profit that you get from it. Profits have picked up but the return on capital remains tiny. Higher returns and higher risk usually go hand in hand. A return on an investment is the profit that you get from it. Collins COBUILD Key Words for Accounting. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

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   What is a return policy?

   • A return is an item that had been bought by a customer and is then brought or sent back to the store. Shoppers seem to have been impulse-buying and then thinking better of it, judging from the number of returns this week. Depending on the store's return policy, it may be possible to offer in-store credit or gift cards instead of a cash refund.

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