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return

return

141 6.0
A form you send to tax officials showing your income
  • noun
  • /rɪˈtɜrn/
  • Formal
translation icon : declaración de impuestos
  • I have here a subpoena demanding that you produce all tax records, receipts and all other information regarding your income tax returns for the past five years.
  • tax return
  • file a return
  • income tax return

Such, I do such good work that when my returns are audited, the IRS doesn't make any changes.

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Examples

  • If he had just shown his tax returns, this would not be an issue.

  • I'd like to have a look at this guy's tax returns.

  • And they check our tax return every year just to make me look stupid.

  • Same thing on your tax returns.

  • Okay, so what I see are nice, conservative tax returns.

  • Last year, I claimed 4,000 dollars on my tax return.

  • Another section permits applicants to use income data from the previous year's tax return on the FAFSA.

    Academic text (2017)
  • The failure to prepare and timely submit these tax information returns is subject to penalties that have become increasingly onerous.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Questionnaires with stamped return envelopes were sent to 1,500 randomly selected members, of whom 173 responded.

    Academic text (1996)
  • The IRS began accepting 2014 tax returns today, eleven days earlier than last year.

Synonyms

tax return
vsreturn
76 3.2

An official paper you send to the tax office that shows your income to work out tax

is the same document used for official assessment and payment calculation
tax form
vsreturn
  • Formal
12 2.8

An official paper you use to tell the government how much money you earn and owe in tax

is the specific filed document used for assessment and payment calculation
income tax return
vsreturn
  • Formal
8 3.6

A form you send to the tax office showing your income and expenses

focuses on general reporting for assessment rather than only earnings
estimated tax return
vsreturn
  • Specialized
7.0

A form to pay tax you expect to owe when not enough tax is taken from your pay

is the routine assessment document used to determine total obligation
information return
vsreturn
  • Formal
6.8

A document sent to the tax office that reports financial transactions without calculating tax owed

only provides information, while the other includes assessment and calculation

Idioms

330 2.4

To do something for someone because they did something for you

to return to dust
  • Literature
1 8.3

To slowly fall apart and disappear over time

Get back to a previous good level of ability after a time of decline

8.4

Send something as soon as possible by the next post

To go back to the main topic or task after a distraction

Compounds

76 3.2

An official paper you send to the tax office that shows your income to work out tax

The sender's details on an envelope that show where to send it back if not delivered

A moment in a process after which you cannot go back

return on investment
  • Specialized
15 3.5

How much money you gain from putting money into something, shown as a percent

rate of return
  • Specialized
14 4.8

Profit or loss on an investment shown as a percent of its cost

8 3.6

A form you send to the tax office showing your income and expenses

5 1.0

A ticket that lets you go to a place and return on the same route

joint return
  • Formal
3 5.6

A tax return that a married couple files together to report their combined income and deductions

amended return
  • Specialized
1 6.4

A tax form sent to correct information filed earlier with the tax office

happy return
  • Archaic
1 5.1

A wish that someone will enjoy many happy birthdays

carriage return
  • Specialized
1 7.0

A key or action that moves the cursor to the start of a new line

1 2.3

A ticket to travel to a place and back on the same day

1 2.1

A key on a keyboard that moves the cursor to a new line or starts a new command

estimated tax return
  • Specialized
7.0

A form to pay tax you expect to owe when not enough tax is taken from your pay

exponential return
  • Specialized
7.2

A change that grows or falls faster over time by a fixed percent

false return
  • Jargon
9.1

A tax report that gives untrue information to avoid paying tax

false return
  • Specialized
7.3

A function result of false that shows the action failed

6.8

A document sent to the tax office that reports financial transactions without calculating tax owed

return of post
  • Archaic
8.5

A reply by mail sent on the next delivery

5.3

A percent showing how well a company makes profit from the money put into it

How Detailed

financial audit
  • Formal
1 3.6
return
  • Formal
141 6.0
summary
3.3

Surface Forms

return singular
returns plural

Morphology

return = turn (semi-transparent) = re + turn

The prefix 're-' suggests repetition or backward motion, but the specific meaning of a tax document is specialized.

Etymology

Return for tax papers is a form you send back to the authorities with your income details; the name comes from the idea of 'returning' information to the tax office.