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36 Definitions of: return

    1. verb, to come back to a former place or state
    2. verb, to give, take, or carry back; replace or restore
    3. verb, to repay or recompense, esp with something of equivalent value
    4. verb, to earn or yield (profit or interest) as an income from an investment or venture
    5. verb, to come back or revert in thought or speech
    6. verb, to recur or reappear
    7. verb, to answer or reply
    8. verb, to vote into office; elect
    9. verb, law (of a jury) to deliver or render (a verdict)
    10. verb, to send back or reflect (light or sound)
    11. verb, to submit (a report, etc) about (someone or something) to someone in authority
    12. verb, cards to lead back (the suit led by one's partner)
    13. verb, ball games to hit, throw, or play (a ball) back
    14. verb, architect to turn (a part, decorative moulding, etc) away from its original direction
    15. verb, return thanks (of Christians) to say grace before a meal
    16. noun, the act or an instance of coming back
    17. noun, something that is given or sent back, esp unsatisfactory merchandise returned to the maker or supplier or a theatre ticket sent back by a purchaser for resale
    18. noun, the act or an instance of putting, sending, or carrying back; replacement or restoration
    19. noun, the yield, revenue, or profit accruing from an investment, transaction, or venture
    20. noun, the act or an instance of reciprocation or repayment (esp in the phrase in return for)
    21. noun, a recurrence or reappearance
    22. noun, an official report, esp of the financial condition of a company
    23. noun, a) a form (a tax return) on which a statement concerning one's taxable income is made b) the statement itself
    24. noun, a statement of the votes counted at an election or poll
    25. noun, an answer or reply
    26. noun, short for return ticket
    27. noun, a second helping of food served at a table
    28. noun, architect a) a part of a building that forms an angle with the façade b) any part of an architectural feature that forms an angle with the main part
    29. noun, law a report by a bailiff or other officer on the outcome of a formal document such as a claim, summons, etc, issued by a court
    30. noun, cards a lead of a card in the suit that one's partner has previously led
    31. noun, ball games the act of playing or throwing a ball back
    32. noun, by return (of post) by the next post back to the sender
    33. noun, many happy returns (of the day) a conventional greeting to someone on his or her birthday
    34. noun, the point of no return the point at which a person's commitment is irrevocable
    35. adjective, of, relating to, or characterized by a return
    36. adjective, denoting a second, reciprocated occasion
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