Understanding the meaning of return

return

/rɪ'tɜrn/

Synonyms of return Antonyms of return Examples of return Usage of return Parts of return Definition that contains return Words sounding like return Explanation of return

noun
the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
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"the average return was about 5%"

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issue payoff proceeds take takings yield

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income
noun
the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed
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return key

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key
noun
document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
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"his gross income was enough that he had to file a tax return"

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income tax return tax return

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instrument legal instrument legal document official document
verb
go back to a previous state
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regress retrovert revert turn back

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change by reversal reverse turn
verb
elect again
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reelect

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elect
noun
a coming to or returning home
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"on his return from Australia we gave him a welcoming party"

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homecoming

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arrival
noun
happening again (especially at regular intervals)
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"the return of spring"

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recurrence

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repetition repeat
verb
be restored
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"Her old vigor returned"

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come back

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reappear re-emerge
verb
give or supply
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generate give render yield

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make produce create
verb
pass down
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deliver render

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put across pass on pass along communicate pass
verb
pay back
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give back refund repay

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pay
verb
go back to something earlier
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come back hark back recall

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refer denote
noun
getting something back again
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regaining restitution restoration

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acquisition
verb
bring back to the point of departure
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bring back take back

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convey take bring
noun
the act of someone appearing again
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reappearance

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appearance
verb
answer back
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come back rejoin repay retort riposte

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reply answer respond
verb
give back
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render

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give
noun
a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
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comeback counter rejoinder replication retort riposte

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response reply
verb
be inherited by
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"The land returned to the family"

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devolve fall pass

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change hands change owners
noun
the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction
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coming back

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turning turn
noun
a reciprocal group action
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"in return we gave them as good as we got"

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getting even paying back

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group action
noun
(American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble
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running play running run running game
noun
a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player
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"he won the point on a cross-court return"

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tennis stroke tennis shot

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lawn tennis tennis
verb
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
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"return to your native land" "the professor returned to his teaching position after serving as Dean"

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locomote go travel move
verb
make a return
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"return a kickback"

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carry transport
verb
return in kind
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"return a compliment" "return her love"

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reciprocate
verb
return to a previous position; in mathematics
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"The point returned to the interior of the figure"
verb
submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority
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submit
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the act of going back to a prior location
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"they set out on their return to the base camp"

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move movement motion

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