Returns

//ɹɪˈtɜːnz// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of return form-of, plural
  2. 2
    Merchandise returned to the retailer, wholesaler or supplier. plural, plural-only

    "The number of unsold books that booksellers return to publishers (called the rate of returns) has been averaging between 25 per cent and 35 per cent."

  3. 3
    A mild, light-coloured kind of tobacco.
  4. 4
    The rendering back of a writ to the proper officer.
  5. 5
    The return of the soldiers fit for duty.
Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of return form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Synonyms

All synonyms
accountaccount renderedaccountingactaagendaannual

Example

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"Election returns were what we had expected."

Related phrases

diminishing returnslaw of diminishing returnsno returnsreturns to scalemany happy returns

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