RETURN

/ɹɪˈtɜːn/ ► audio Scrabble 6 Words With Friends 8

Scrabble letter values: R1E1T1U1R1N1 = 6

Definition

  1. noun document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability. — synonyms: tax_return, income_tax_return
  2. noun a coming to or returning home. — synonyms: homecoming
  3. noun the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction. — synonyms: coming_back
  4. noun getting something back again. — synonyms: restitution, restoration, regaining
  5. noun the act of going back to a prior location.
  6. noun the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property. — synonyms: issue, take, takings, proceeds, yield, payoff
  7. noun happening again (especially at regular intervals). — synonyms: recurrence
  8. noun a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one). — synonyms: rejoinder, retort, riposte, replication, comeback, counter
  9. noun the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed. — synonyms: return_key
  10. noun a reciprocal group action. — synonyms: paying_back, getting_even
  11. noun a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player.
  12. noun (American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble.
  13. noun the act of someone appearing again. — synonyms: reappearance
  14. verb go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before.
  15. verb give back. — synonyms: render
  16. verb go back to a previous state. — synonyms: revert, retrovert, regress, turn_back
  17. verb go back to something earlier. — synonyms: hark_back, come_back, recall
  18. verb bring back to the point of departure. — synonyms: take_back, bring_back
  19. verb return in kind.
  20. verb make a return.
  21. verb answer back. — synonyms: retort, come_back, repay, riposte, rejoin
  22. verb be restored. — synonyms: come_back
  23. verb pay back. — synonyms: refund, repay, give_back
  24. verb pass down. — synonyms: render, deliver
  25. verb elect again. — synonyms: reelect
  26. verb be inherited by. — synonyms: fall, pass, devolve
  27. verb return to a previous position.
  28. verb give or supply. — synonyms: render, yield, give, generate
  29. verb submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority.

Examples

  • “his gross income was enough that he had to file a tax return”
  • “on his return from Australia we gave him a welcoming party”
  • “upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing”

Anagrams of RETURN

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