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a coming to or returning home; "on his return from Australia we gave him a welcoming party" make a return; "return a kickback" submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority; "submit a bill to a legislative body" come back to place where one has been before, or return to a previous activity return to a previous position; in mathematics; "The point returned to the interior of the figure" bring back to the point of departure the income arising from land or other property; "the average return was about 5%" the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction return in kind; "return a compliment"; "return her love" a reciprocal group action; "in return we gave them as good as we got" a tennis stroke that returns the ball 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 returning to a prior location; "they set out on their return to the base camp" give back; "render money" pay back; "Please refund me my money" be inherited by; "The estate fell to my sister"; "The land returned to the family"; "The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead" the act of someone appearing again; "his reappearance as Hamlet has been long awaited" elect again go back to something earlier; "This harks back to a previous remark of his" be restored; "Her old vigor returned" go back to a previous state; "We reverted to the old rules" happening again (especially at regular intervals); "the return of spring" the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed getting something back again; "upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing" pass down; "render a verdict"; "deliver a judgment" give or supply; "The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This year''s crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The estate renders some revenue for the family" a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher" 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" answer back |
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