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    [Verb]  | "re*turn" | \ ri-ˈtərn \


    1: to go back or come back again

    2: to go back in thought, practice, or condition : revert

    3: to pass back to an earlier possessor

    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English, from Anglo-French returner, from re- + turner, tourner to turn {mat|turn|};

    [Noun]  | "return" 


    1: the act of coming back to or from a place or condition

    2: a regular or frequent returning : recurrence

    3: the delivery of a legal order (such as a writ) to the proper officer or court

    Origin: 14th century ;

    [Plural noun]  | "diminishing returns" 


    1: a rate of yield that beyond a certain point fails to increase in proportion to additional investments of labor or capital

    2: benefits that beyond a certain point fail to increase in proportion to extended efforts

    Origin: 1815 ;

    [Idiom]  | "(many) happy returns" 


    1: —used for wishing someone a happy birthday and to express the hope that he or she will live to celebrate many more birthdays in the future

    [Phrasal verb]  | "return to" 


    1: to go to (a place where one works, studies, etc.) again after being away for a time

    2: to start doing or using (something) again especially after a long time

    3: to start an activity again that relates to (something)

    [Verb]  | "returns" 


    1: to bring, send, or put back to a former or proper place;


      * e.g., " ... when I'm done reading a book, I always return it to the very shelf I got it from "




    2: to produce as revenue;


      * e.g., " ... this technology stock is expected to return a healthy profit "




    3: to speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction;


      * e.g., " ... when I asked him to sit down to dinner, he returned that he would come when he was good and ready "



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    [Verb]  | "return" 


    1: to bring, send, or put back to a former or proper place;


      * e.g., " ... when I'm done reading a book, I always return it to the very shelf I got it from "




    2: to produce as revenue;


      * e.g., " ... this technology stock is expected to return a healthy profit "




    3: to speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction;


      * e.g., " ... when I asked him to sit down to dinner, he returned that he would come when he was good and ready "



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    [Noun]  | "returns" 


    1: something spoken or written in reaction especially to a question;


      * e.g., " ... I was moved by my grandfather's lengthy return to my casual question about his experiences in the Vietnam War "




    2: the amount of money left when expenses are subtracted from the total amount received;


      * e.g., " ... the return on each unit sold has increased since we streamlined the production process "



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    [Noun]  | "return" 


    1: something spoken or written in reaction especially to a question;


      * e.g., " ... I was moved by my grandfather's lengthy return to my casual question about his experiences in the Vietnam War "




    2: an increase usually measured in money that comes from labor, business, or property;


      * e.g., " ... if we buy better equipment, we'll be able to make the product faster, thus getting a better return on our investment "



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    3: the amount of money left when expenses are subtracted from the total amount received;


      * e.g., " ... the return on each unit sold has increased since we streamlined the production process "



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     [ "returns" ]

    1: Scamming money from stores like wal-mart by returning stolen items for cash.

      * e.g.,  ... I put the 20 dollar ratchet in my pocket after i tore off the security bar sticker and walked out.I came back later and said i had gotten the wrong size,and without a receipt exchanged it for a smaller ratchet and was given a receipt.Later i returned the ratchet with the receipt for a cash refund. 

     [ "returnation" ]

    1: Things being returned

      * e.g.,  ... We are due for a sudden Returnation of missing items! 

     [ "Returnity" ]

    1: With regards to the California state flag:

      * e.g.,  ... Don't mess with me, I'll get my returnity. 

     [ "Returnity" ]

    2: The grizzly bear is on this flag because he could scare the gangster away. The word under the grizzle bear (returnity) mean when the person killed your friend or do something bad then you killed him back.

     [ "return" ]

    1: An act of taking merchandise usually stolen back to the store it came from in exchange for cash or a gift card.

      * e.g.,  ... You can only do so many returns in a sixty day period at wal-mart on the same drivers liscence number.Go get a state i.d. card and were back in business. 

     [ "Returnal" ]

    1: v. the act of returning or coming back.

      * e.g.,  ... I will see to it upon my returnal. His returnal was so quick that his opponent had no time to utter another witty retort. 

     [ "Returnal" ]

    2:  to make a response or reply.

     [ "Return to Monke" ]

    1: To “return to monke” is to return to an extremely primitive lifestyle.

      * e.g.,  ... “I have had enough of industrial society. I will return to monke.” 

     [ "Return to Monke" ]

    2: This phrase will commonly be used by anprims.

     [ "Chinese Return" ]

    1: Buying a new product identical to one you just broke, and returning the old one in the new product box. Often used when a product breaks just outside of the warranty period, or if one loses a receipt. Person 1: "Man, I can't believe my GoPro broke after just two months!" Person 2: "Go buy the same one at Best Buy, put the old one in the box, and return it for a full refund!" Person 1: "Great idea! I'll return it at a different Best Buy to be safe!"

      * e.g.,  ... My brother finally has a working cell phone after he did a Chinese Return for his iPhone 

     [ "Return to monke" ]

    1: To devolve back into monkeys by rejecting modernity and embracing a primitive lifestyle.

      * e.g.,  ... "Reject modernity, return to monke" 

     [ "rank return" ]

    1: Returning something that was left at your house by first having a bowel movement in it and then throwing it at the door of the owner's house.

      * e.g.,  ... I found your missing glove on my couch so I rank returned it. 

     [ "Return to Forever" ]

    1: An amazing boundary-pushing, genre-breaking band that emerged in the 70's and currently(2010) consists of Chick Corea on keys, Stanley Clarke on the low ends, Al Di Meola on the axes, and Lenny White on the Percussion. They are considered a super group and are an influence of many popular artists of today, in all spectrums of music.

      * e.g.,  ... Return to Forever is LEGENDARY 

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