in return for something
return
adjective[ not gradable ]
us/rɪˈtɜrn/

returnadjective[not gradable] (GOING BACK)

helping something to go or be sent back to where it came from:
return postage
A return address is the address from which a letter is being sent.

return | Business English

return
verb
uk /rɪˈtɜːn/us
[ T ] ACCOUNTING, FINANCE
if a business or an investment returns an amount of money, it produces a profit:
Last year all 60 branches of the business returned a profit.
The account is low-risk but returns just 0.5% interest.
[ T ] COMMERCE
to take or send a product back to the company that sold it to you. You usually do this if you want them to replace the product or to give you back your money:
Customers who return goods must present a receipt to get cash or credit.
[ T ]
to give back money that will not be used or that should not have been paid:
If the sale does not go through, the agent is obliged by law to return the deposit.
The department will return any overpayment or set it against your next tax bill.
[ T ]
to phone someone who has called you earlier:
I left several messages on his answer-phone, but he never returned my call.
He did not return the multiple messages left on his cell phone.
[ I ]
to go back to an earlier situation or to start doing something again:
return to sthThe refinery may not return to full production until later in the summer.
Most women return to work at the end of their maternity leave.
return to growth/profitThe business is expected to return to growth next year.
 return a cheque
BANKING
to send a cheque back to the person who wrote it, usually because they do not have enough money in the bank to pay the whole amount:
The bank returned our cheque for lack of funds.
 return a verdict
LAW
to give an official opinion in a court of law about whether someone is guilty of a crime:
The jury returned a verdict of 'not guilty.'
return
noun
uk /rɪˈtɜːn/us
[ C or U ] ACCOUNTING, FINANCE
the amount of profit made by an investment or a business activity:
The program guarantees lenders a return of 10% interest.
A fixed-rate investment will give you below-average returns.
return on sthWe need to monitor our return on advertising.
make/see a return (on sth)They need to charge prices of over $20 a barrel in order to make a return.
If the market improves, we can make a return of $10,000 on our investment.
a positive/negative return
a good/high returnI want an investment which offers a good return.
a low/modest return
produce/offer/yield a return
[ C or U ] COMMERCE
a product that is returned to a company because the buyer is not satisfied with it, or the act of returning products to a company:
An error in the manufacturing process led to hundreds of returns from dissatisfied customers.
Check that there is a return policy in case there is a problem with the goods that you buy.
[ C ] TAX (alsotax return)
an official document with details of your income that you send to the government tax department each year so that income tax can be calculated:
It is possible to file your return online.
When you have submitted your return, the Revenue promises you instant acknowledgement of its receipt.
complete/do your return
[ C or U ]
a situation in which someone or something goes back to an earlier position or activity:
a return to profit/growth/stability
The last year has seen a return to normal in the banking sector.
[ U ] IT (alsoreturn key)
the key on a computer keyboard that you press to give an instruction, or to start a new line in a document:
Type in your name and then press return.
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