Definition of Return

Noun

• the act of someone appearing again
  "his reappearance as Hamlet has been long awaited"
  reappearance
• (American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble
  
• a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player
  "he won the point on a cross-court return"
  
• a reciprocal group action
  "in return we gave them as good as we got"
  - paying back - getting even
• the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed
  - return key
• a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
  "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher"
  rejoinder retort riposte replication comeback counter
• happening again (especially at regular intervals)
  "the return of spring"
  recurrence
• the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
  "the average return was about 5%"
  issue take takings proceeds yield payoff
• the act of going back to a prior location
  "they set out on their return to the base camp"
  
• getting something back again
  "upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing"
  restitution restoration regaining
• the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction
  - coming back
• a coming to or returning home
  "on his return from Australia we gave him a welcoming party"
  homecoming
• 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"
  - tax return - income tax return

Verb

• submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority
  "submit a bill to a legislative body"
  
• give or supply
  "The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"
  "This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"
  "The estate renders some revenue for the family"
  render yield give generate
• return to a previous position
  in mathematics
  "The point returned to the interior of the figure"
  
• be inherited by
  "The estate fell to my sister"
  "The land returned to the family"
  "The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead"
  fall pass devolve
• elect again
  reelect
• pass down
  "render a verdict"
  "deliver a judgment"
  render deliver
• pay back
  "Please refund me my money"
  refund repay - give back
• be restored
  "Her old vigor returned"
  - come back
• answer back
  retort - come back repay riposte rejoin
• make a return
  "return a kickback"
  
• return in kind
  "return a compliment"
  "return her love"
  
• bring back to the point of departure
  - take back - bring back
• go back to something earlier
  "This harks back to a previous remark of his"
  - hark back - come back recall
• go back to a previous state
  "We reverted to the old rules"
  revert retrovert regress - turn back
• give back
  "render money"
  render
• go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
  "return to your native land"
  "the professor returned to his teaching position after serving as Dean"
  

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Unscramble return

42 unscramble word found using the letters return.

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