1. (noun) tax return, income tax return, return
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. (noun) return, homecoming
a coming to or returning home
"on his return from Australia we gave him a welcoming party"
3. (noun) return, coming back
the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction
4. (noun) restitution, return, restoration, regaining
getting something back again
"upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing"
5. (noun) return
the act of going back to a prior location
"they set out on their return to the base camp"
6. (noun) return, issue, take, takings, proceeds, yield, payoff
the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
"the average return was about 5%"
7. (noun) recurrence, return
happening again (especially at regular intervals)
"the return of spring"
8. (noun) rejoinder, retort, return, riposte, replication, comeback, counter
a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
"it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher"
9. (noun) return key, return
the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed
10. (noun) return, paying back, getting even
a reciprocal group action
"in return we gave them as good as we got"
11. (noun) return
a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player
"he won the point on a cross-court return"
12. (noun) return
(American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble
13. (verb) reappearance, return
the act of someone appearing again
"his reappearance as Hamlet has been long awaited"
14. (verb) return
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"
15. (verb) render, return
give back
"render money"
16. (verb) revert, return, retrovert, regress, turn back
go back to a previous state
"We reverted to the old rules"
17. (verb) hark back, return, come back, recall
go back to something earlier
"This harks back to a previous remark of his"
18. (verb) return, take back, bring back
bring back to the point of departure
19. (verb) return
return in kind
"return a compliment"; "return her love"
20. (verb) return
make a return
"return a kickback"
21. (verb) retort, come back, repay, return, riposte, rejoin
answer back
22. (verb) come back, return
be restored
"Her old vigor returned"
23. (verb) refund, return, repay, give back
pay back
"Please refund me my money"
24. (verb) render, deliver, return
pass down
"render a verdict"; "deliver a judgment"
25. (verb) reelect, return
elect again
26. (verb) fall, return, pass, devolve
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"
27. (verb) return
return to a previous position; in mathematics
"The point returned to the interior of the figure"
28. (verb) render, yield, return, give, generate
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"
29. (verb) return
submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority
"submit a bill to a legislative body"
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