return

US /rɪ'tɜ:rn/

UK /rɪ'tɜ:n/

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verb

  • To hit something back to the other player or team
  • To come back after being away from somewhere
  • To repay someone's actions, kindness etc.
  • To put, bring, take, give, or send something back
  • To occur again

adjecitve

  • Do again; repeated

noun

  • Faulty or unwanted product sent back to a company
  • Enter key; the main key on the computer keyboard
  • Profit made as a result of a business activity
  • Process of going back to a previous way or state

Examples

These figures represent a return of 8.5% per annum.

The UN continued to call for a return to civilian rule.