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return

n. the act of going back to a prior location; "they set out on their return to the base camp"

return

n. (American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble

return

n. a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player; "he won the point on a cross-court return"

return, return from a procedure

n. the output given by a computer system after a request for information

return, homecoming

n. a coming to or returning home; "on his return from Australia we gave him a welcoming party"

reappearance, return

n. the act of someone appearing again; "his reappearance as Hamlet has been long awaited"

return key, return

n. the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed

recurrence, return

n. happening again (especially at regular intervals); "the return of spring"

return, coming back

n. the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction

return, paying back, getting even

n. a reciprocal group action; "in return we gave them as good as we got"

restitution, return, restoration, regaining

n. getting something back again; "upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing"

tax return, income tax return, return

n. 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"

return, issue, take, takings, proceeds, yield, payoff

n. the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; "the average return was about 5%"

return

v. make a return; "return a kickback"

return

v. return in kind; "return a compliment"; "return her love"

return

v. submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority; "submit a bill to a legislative body"

return

v. 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"

return

v. return to a previous position; in mathematics; "The point returned to the interior of the figure"

render, return

v. give back; "render money"

reelect, return

v. elect again

come back, return

v. be restored; "Her old vigor returned"

return, bring back, take back

v. bring back to the point of departure

hark back, return, come back, recall

v. go back to something earlier; "This harks back to a previous remark of his"

devolve, fall, return, pass

v. 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"

refund, return, repay, give back

v. pay back; "Please refund me my money"

render, yield, return, give, generate

v. 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"

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reappearance, return

n. the act of someone appearing again; "his reappearance as Hamlet has been long awaited"

return, homecoming

n. a coming to or returning home; "on his return from Australia we gave him a welcoming party"

revival, resurgence, revitalization, revitalisation, revivification

n. bringing again into activity and prominence; "the revival of trade"; "a revival of a neglected play by Moliere"; "the Gothic revival in architecture"

reappearance

n. the event of something appearing again; "the reappearance of Halley's comet"

descendants, posterity

n. all of the offspring of a given progenitor; "we must secure the benefits of freedom for ourselves and our posterity"

kin, kinsperson, family

n. a person having kinship with another or others; "he's kin"; "he's family"

brood

n. the young of an animal cared for at one time

offspring, progeny, issue

n. the immediate descendants of a person; "she was the mother of many offspring"; "he died without issue"

family, family unit

n. primary social group; parents and children; "he wanted to have a good job before starting a family"

division

n. (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum

division

n. (biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category

successor, heir

n. a person who inherits some title or office

descendant, descendent

n. a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race

group, grouping

n. any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

house

n. the management of a gambling house or casino; "the house gets a percentage of every bet"

relations, dealings

n. mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups

domestic, domestic help, house servant

n. a servant who is paid to perform menial tasks around the household

home, place

n. where you live at a particular time; "deliver the package to my home"; "he doesn't have a home to go to"; "your place or mine?"

gain

n. the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating

dividend

n. that part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders; usually paid quarterly

interest, stake

n. (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something; "they have interests all over the world"; "a stake in the company's future"

tangible possession, material possession

n. property or belongings that are tangible

investment, investment funds

n. money that is invested with an expectation of profit

interest, stake

n. (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something; "they have interests all over the world"; "a stake in the company's future"

loot, booty, pillage, plunder, prize, swag, dirty money

n. goods or money obtained illegally

refund, return, repay, give back

v. pay back; "Please refund me my money"

extend

v. open or straighten out; unbend; "Can we extend the legs of this dining table?"

earn, garner

v. acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions

reminisce

v. recall the past; "The grandparents sat there, reminiscing all afternoon"

remember, retrieve, recall, call back, call up, recollect, think

v. recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection; "I can't remember saying any such thing"; "I can't think what her last name was"; "can you remember her phone number?"; "Do you remember that he once loved you?"; "call up memories"

render, return

v. give back; "render money"

requite, repay

v. make repayment for or return something

concede, yield, cede, grant

v. give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

revenge, avenge, retaliate

v. take revenge for a perceived wrong; "He wants to avenge the murder of his brother"

pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give

v. place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"

continue, go on, carry on, proceed

v. continue talking; "I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room"

leave, go forth, go away

v. go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"

proceed, go forward, continue

v. move ahead; travel onward in time or space; "We proceeded towards Washington"; "She continued in the direction of the hills"; "We are moving ahead in time now"

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