Wondering how to hyphenate the English word return ? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.
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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 |
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A coming to or returning home On his return from Australia we gave him a welcoming party |
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The occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction |
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Getting something back again Upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing |
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The act of going back to a prior location They set out on their return to the base camp |
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The income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property The average return was about 5% |
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Happening again (especially at regular intervals) The return of spring |
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A quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one) It brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher |
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The key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed |
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A reciprocal group action In return we gave them as good as we got |
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A tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player He won the point on a cross-court return |
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(American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble |
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The act of someone appearing again His reappearance as Hamlet has been long awaited |
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Go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before Return to your native land The professor returned to his teaching position after serving as Dean |
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Give back Render money |
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Go back to a previous state We reverted to the old rules |
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Go back to something earlier This harks back to a previous remark of his |
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Bring back to the point of departure |
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Return in kind Return a compliment Return her love |
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Make a return Return a kickback |
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Answer back |
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Be restored Her old vigor returned |
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Pay back Please refund me my money |
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Pass down Render a verdict Deliver a judgment |
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Elect again |
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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 |
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Return to a previous position In mathematics The point returned to the interior of the figure |
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Give or supply The cow brings in 5 liters of milk This year's crop yielded 1 |
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000 bushels of corn The estate renders some revenue for the family |
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Submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority Submit a bill to a legislative body |
| noun | tax return, income tax return, legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument |
| noun | homecoming, arrival |
| noun | coming back, turning, turn |
| noun | restitution, restoration, regaining, acquisition |
| noun | motion, movement, move |
| noun | issue, proceeds, take, takings, yield, payoff, income |
| noun | recurrence, repeat, repetition |
| noun | rejoinder, retort, riposte, replication, comeback, counter, reply, response |
| noun | return key, key |
| noun | paying back, getting even, group action
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| noun | tennis stroke, tennis shot
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| noun | run, running, running play, running game
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| noun | reappearance, appearance |
| verb | go back, get back, come back, travel, go, move, locomote |
| verb | render, give |
| verb | revert, retrovert, regress, turn back, change by reversal, turn, reverse |
| verb | hark back, come back, recall, denote, refer |
| verb | take back, bring back, bring, convey, take |
| verb | reciprocate |
| verb | transport, carry |
| verb | retort, come back, repay, riposte, rejoin, answer, reply, respond |
| verb | come back, reappear, re-emerge |
| verb | refund, repay, give back, pay |
| verb | render, deliver, communicate, pass on, pass, put across
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| verb | reelect, elect |
| verb | fall, pass, devolve, change hands
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| verb | go back, get back, come back
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| verb | render, yield, give, generate, produce, make, create |
| verb | submit, subject |