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Return

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Definitions for Return

noun
document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
Synonyms
tax return income tax return
Examples
  1. his gross income was enough that he had to file a tax return
noun
a coming to or returning home
Synonyms
homecoming
Examples
  1. on his return from Australia we gave him a welcoming party
noun
the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction
Synonyms
coming back
noun
getting something back again
Synonyms
restitution restoration regaining
Examples
  1. upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing
noun
the act of going back to a prior location
Examples
  1. they set out on their return to the base camp
noun
the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
Synonyms
issue take takings proceeds yield payoff
Examples
  1. the average return was about 5%
noun
happening again (especially at regular intervals)
Synonyms
recurrence
Examples
  1. the return of spring
noun
a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
Synonyms
rejoinder retort riposte replication comeback counter
Examples
  1. it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher
noun
the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed
Synonyms
return key
noun
a reciprocal group action
Synonyms
paying back getting even
Examples
  1. in return we gave them as good as we got
noun
a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player
Examples
  1. he won the point on a cross-court return
noun
(American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble
noun
the act of someone appearing again
Synonyms
reappearance
Examples
  1. his reappearance as Hamlet has been long awaited
verb
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
Examples
  1. return to your native land
  2. the professor returned to his teaching position after serving as Dean
verb
give back
Synonyms
render
Examples
  1. render money
verb
go back to a previous state
Synonyms
revert retrovert regress turn back
Examples
  1. We reverted to the old rules
verb
go back to something earlier
Synonyms
hark back come back recall
Examples
  1. This harks back to a previous remark of his
verb
bring back to the point of departure
Synonyms
take back bring back
verb
return in kind
Examples
  1. return a compliment
  2. return her love
verb
make a return
Examples
  1. return a kickback
verb
answer back
Synonyms
retort come back repay riposte rejoin
verb
be restored
Synonyms
come back
Examples
  1. Her old vigor returned
verb
pay back
Synonyms
refund repay give back
Examples
  1. Please refund me my money
verb
pass down
Synonyms
render deliver
Examples
  1. render a verdict
  2. deliver a judgment
verb
elect again
Synonyms
reelect
verb
be inherited by
Synonyms
fall pass devolve
Examples
  1. The estate fell to my sister
  2. The land returned to the family
  3. The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead
verb
return to a previous position
Examples
  1. in mathematics
  2. The point returned to the interior of the figure
verb
give or supply
Synonyms
render yield give generate
Examples
  1. The cow brings in 5 liters of milk
  2. This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn
  3. The estate renders some revenue for the family
verb
submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority
Examples
  1. submit a bill to a legislative body

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