Definition of return

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Return (n.) The certificate of an officer stating what he has done in execution of a writ, precept, etc., indorsed on the document..

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Reverse :: Reverse (v. i.) To return; to revert.
Burden :: Burden (n.) The verse repeated in a song, or the return of the theme at the end of each stanza; the chorus; refrain. Hence: That which is often repeated or which is dwelt upon; the main topic; as, the burden of a prayer..
Relapsing :: Relapsing (a.) Marked by a relapse; falling back; tending to return to a former worse state.
Pay :: Pay (v. i.) Hence, to make or secure suitable return for expense or trouble; to be remunerative or profitable; to be worth the effort or pains required; as, it will pay to ride; it will pay to wait; politeness always pays..
Church :: Church (v. t.) To bless according to a prescribed form, or to unite with in publicly returning thanks in church, as after deliverance from the dangers of childbirth; as, the churching of women..
Return :: Return (n.) The sending back of a commission with the certificate of the commissioners.
Retribute :: Retribute (v. t.) To pay back; to give in return, as payment, reward, or punishment; to requite; as, to retribute one for his kindness; to retribute just punishment to a criminal..
Home-coming :: Home-coming (n.) Return home.
Recall :: Recall (v. t.) To call back; to summon to return; as, to recall troops; to recall an ambassador..
Revolve :: Revolve (v. i.) To return; to pass.
Bout :: Bout (n.) As much of an action as is performed at one time; a going and returning, as of workmen in reaping, mowing, etc.; a turn; a round..
Pennyworth :: Pennyworth (n.) Hence: The full value of one's penny expended; due return for money laid out; a good bargain; a bargain.
Regreet :: Regreet (n.) A return or exchange of salutation.
Receive :: Receive (v. i.) To return, or bat back, the ball when served; as, it is your turn to receive..
Resonance :: Resonance (n.) A prolongation or increase of any sound, either by reflection, as in a cavern or apartment the walls of which are not distant enough to return a distinct echo, or by the production of vibrations in other bodies, as a sounding-board, or the bodies of musical instruments..
Reviving :: Reviving (a. & n.) Returning or restoring to life or vigor; reanimating.
Nabob :: Nabob (n.) One who returns to Europe from the East with immense riches: hence, any man of great wealth..
Negative :: Negative (a.) Denying; implying, containing, or asserting denial, negation or refusal; returning the answer no to an inquiry or request; refusing assent; as, a negative answer; a negative opinion; -- opposed to affirmative..
Equal :: Equal (v. t.) To make equal return to; to recompense fully.
Revenue :: Revenue (n.) That which returns, or comes back, from an investment; the annual rents, profits, interest, or issues of any species of property, real or personal; income..
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