return
     n 1: 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" [syn: {tax return}, {income
          tax return}]
     2: a coming to or returning home; "on his return from Australia
        we gave him a welcoming party" [syn: {homecoming}]
     3: the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite
        direction [syn: {coming back}]
     4: getting something back again; "upon the restitution of the
        book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue
        lashing" [syn: {restitution}, {restoration}, {regaining}]
     5: the act of returning to a prior location; "they set out on
        their return to the base camp"
     6: the income arising from land or other property; "the average
        return was about 5%" [syn: {issue}, {proceeds}, {take}, {takings},
         {yield}, {payoff}]
     7: happening again (especially at regular intervals); "the
        return of spring" [syn: {recurrence}]
     8: a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or
        critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the
        teacher" [syn: {rejoinder}, {retort}, {riposte}, {replication},
         {comeback}, {counter}]
     9: the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that
        causes a carriage return and a line feed [syn: {return key}]
     10: a reciprocal group action; "in return we gave them as good
         as we got" [syn: {paying back}, {getting even}]
     11: a tennis stroke that returns the ball to the other player;
         "he won the point on a cross-court return"
     12: (American football) the act of running back the ball after a
         kickoff or punt or interception or fumble
     13: the act of someone appearing again; "his reappearance as
         Hamlet has been long awaited" [syn: {reappearance}]
     v 1: come back to place where one has been before, or return to a
          previous activity [syn: {go back}, {get back}, {come
          back}]
     2: give back; "render money" [syn: {render}]
     3: go back to a previous state; "We reverted to the old rules"
        [syn: {revert}, {retrovert}, {regress}, {turn back}]
     4: go back to something earlier; "This harks back to a previous
        remark of his" [syn: {hark back}, {come back}, {recall}]
     5: bring back to the point of departure [syn: {take back}, {bring
        back}]
     6: return in kind; "return a compliment"; "return her love"
     7: make a return; "return a kickback"
     8: answer back [syn: {retort}, {come back}, {repay}, {riposte},
         {rejoin}]
     9: be restored; "Her old vigor returned" [syn: {come back}]
     10: pay back; "Please refund me my money" [syn: {refund}, {repay},
          {give back}]
     11: pass down; "render a verdict"; "deliver a judgment" [syn: {render},
          {deliver}]
     12: elect again [syn: {reelect}]
     13: 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" [syn: {fall}, {pass},
          {devolve}]
     14: return to a previous position; in mathematics; "The point
         returned to the interior of the figure"
     15: 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" [syn: {render}, {yield},
          {give}, {generate}]
     16: submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority; "submit a
         bill to a legislative body"
Source: WordNet® 2.0