Returns
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɹɪˈtɜːnz/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Returns is a noun meaning plural of return.
Meaning
plural of return.
More Meanings
- (plural only) Merchandise returned to the retailer, wholesaler or supplier.
- A mild, light-coloured kind of tobacco.
- (law) The rendering back of a writ to the proper officer.
- (military) The return of the soldiers fit for duty.
- third-person singular simple present indicative of return
Example Sentences
The number of unsold books that booksellers return to publishers (called the rate of returns) has been averaging between 25 per cent and 35 per cent.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include go back, comeback, recurrence, regaining, restoration, revert.
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