Definitions for returning
re·turn·ing

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. returning, reverting(adj)

   tending to return to an earlier state

2. returning(a), reversive(adj)

   tending to be turned back

Webster Dictionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Returning

   of Return

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'returning' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2966

How to pronounce returning?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of returning in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of returning in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of returning in a Sentence

1. Masayuki Kubota:

   Boosting strategic investment is fine, but that's not the same thing as buying back shares, for a company like Fanuc which has so much cash, it's pretty extreme not to be more pro-active in returning value.

2. John McInnes:

   It takes a lot of money to do anything, from mowing the grass to even returning artifacts to the south side of the island.

3. Koichi Yoshikawa:

   After the Group of 20 meeting and China's parliament meeting, markets got confirmation that policymakers will take necessary steps in monetary, fiscal policy, that is reassuring markets and investors funds' that had fled to the U.S. markets are returning to high-yielding currencies and emerging markets.

4. Zhang Liqun:

   The current economic situation is in the process of returning to stability from slowing down.

5. Richard Curtin:

   Although confidence reversed the January gain, returning to the December level, the Sentiment Index was still higher than any other time since January 2007.

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