returns

return[ ri'tə:nz ]

• n.
  • 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"

    同义词：tax returnincome tax return

  • a coming to or returning home

    "on his return from Australia we gave him a welcoming party"

    同义词：homecoming

  • the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction

    同义词：coming back

  • getting something back again

    同义词：restitutionrestorationregaining

  • the act of going back to a prior location

    "they set out on their return to the base camp"

  • the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

    "the average return was about 5%"

    同义词：issuetaketakingsproceedsyieldpayoff

  • happening again (especially at regular intervals)

    "the return of spring"

    同义词：recurrence

  • a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)

    同义词：rejoinderretortripostereplicationcomebackcounter

  • the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed

    同义词：return key

  • a reciprocal group action

    "in return we gave them as good as we got"

    同义词：paying backgetting even

  • a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player

    "he won the point on a cross-court return"

  • (American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble
  • the act of someone appearing again

    同义词：reappearance

• v.
  • come back to place where one has been before, or return to a previous activity

    同义词：go backget backcome back

  • give back

    同义词：render

  • go back to a previous state

    同义词：revertretrovertregressturn back

  • go back to something earlier

    同义词：hark backcome backrecall

  • bring back to the point of departure

    同义词：take backbring back

  • return in kind

    "return a compliment"; "return her love"

  • make a return

    "return a kickback"

  • answer back

    同义词：retortcome backrepayriposterejoin

  • be restored

    "Her old vigor returned"

    同义词：come back

  • pay back

    同义词：refundrepaygive back

  • pass down

    同义词：renderdeliver

  • elect again

    同义词：reelect

  • be inherited by

    "The land returned to the family"

    同义词：fallpassdevolve

  • return to a previous position; in mathematics

    "The point returned to the interior of the figure"

  • give or supply

    同义词：renderyieldgivegenerate

  • submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority