[noun] 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" Synonyms: tax income tax
[noun] a coming to or returning home; "on his return from Australia we gave him a welcoming party" Synonyms: homecoming
[noun] the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction Synonyms: coming back
[noun] getting something back again; "upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing" Synonyms: restitution, restoration, regaining
[noun] the act of returning to a prior location; "they set out on their return to the base camp"
[noun] the income arising from land or other property; "the average return was about 5%" Synonyms: issue, proceeds, take, takings, yield, payoff
[noun] happening again (especially at regular intervals); "the return of spring" Synonyms: recurrence
[noun] a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher" Synonyms: rejoinder, retort, riposte, replication, comeback, counter
[noun] the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed Synonyms: key
[noun] a reciprocal group action; "in return we gave them as good as we got" Synonyms: paying back, getting even
[noun] a tennis stroke that returns the ball to the other player; "he won the point on a cross-court return"
[noun] (American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble
[noun] the act of someone appearing again; "his reappearance as Hamlet has been long awaited" Synonyms: reappearance
[verb] come back to place where one has been before, or return to a previous activity Synonyms: go back, get back, come back
[verb] 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" Synonyms: fall, pass, devolve
[verb] return to a previous position; in mathematics; "The point returned to the interior of the figure"
[verb] 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" Synonyms: render, yield, give, generate
[verb] submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority; "submit a bill to a legislative body"
