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return

Dictionary definition · return

noun

  1. document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability"his gross income was enough that he had to file a tax return"
  2. a coming to or returning home"on his return from Australia we gave him a welcoming party"
  3. the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction
  4. getting something back again"upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing"
  5. the act of going back to a prior location"they set out on their return to the base camp"
  6. the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property"the average return was about 5%"

verb

  1. go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before"return to your native land"
  2. give back"render money"
  3. go back to a previous state"We reverted to the old rules"
  4. go back to something earlier"This harks back to a previous remark of his"
  5. bring back to the point of departure
  6. return in kind"return a compliment"

Similar words

income tax returntax returnhomecomingrendercoming backregressretrovertrevertturn backregaining

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).