return
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1.0
- noun
- /rɪˈtɜrn/
- Left-behind parents also incur significant financial expenses trying to locate and secure the return of their abducted children.
- demand the return
- return of land
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Watch on YouTubeAnd until they don't get their return, that's when they'll probably continue.
- And until they don't get their return, that's when they'll probably continue.
Examples
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And I totally bought a return ticket.
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The point of no return.
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Can I get a return flight to Atlanta tonight?
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I had lost my sight, but I got something back in return.
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Patty had left it behind to await her return on the pillow of her little bed.
Fiction book (1994) -
Unfortunately, the problem of the return and protection of the Serbian national minority remained unsolved.
Academic text (1999) -
After borrowing her friend's book, she finally made the return to the library to give it back.
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His return to the team after injury was celebrated by his teammates at the game.
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We were excited to witness the return of the popular festival after two years of cancellations.
Synonyms
60
3.2
Getting back things that were lost or stolen
39
6.9
Giving back something lost or paying money for damage
25
3.9
Getting back something that was lost or stolen
3
6.0
Buying back something you sold or left with someone to get money
2
5.7
The act of taking back something lost, for example land or a title
2
8.8
To take back money already paid, often by law
1
5.1
An action of getting control or ownership back
1
3.5
Getting something back after you lost or gave it away
1
7.2
Getting something back that was once lost, sold, or given away
1
4.7
The return of money or property to its previous owner
1
9.9
The return of land or rights to a former owner
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
113
3.2
An official paper you send to the tax office that shows your income to work out tax
- Specialized
35
3.5
How much money you gain from putting money into something, shown as a percent
22
1.8
The sender's details on an envelope that show where to send it back if not delivered
- Formal
3
5.6
A tax return that a married couple files together to report their combined income and deductions
- Specialized
2
6.4
A tax form sent to correct information filed earlier with the tax office
- Formal
1
6.8
A document sent to the tax office that reports financial transactions without calculating tax owed
- Specialized
1
5.3
A percent showing how well a company makes profit from the money put into it
- Specialized
1
7.0
A form to pay tax you expect to owe when not enough tax is taken from your pay
- Specialized
1
7.2
A change that grows or falls faster over time by a fixed percent
How Formal
- Formal
1
9.2
- Specialized
39
6.9
- Formal
1
8.0
81
1.0
- US
1
4.7
Surface Forms
Etymology
Return originally meant a 'turning back', so a return is the act of giving something back after it has been taken or borrowed.