return
Go back home
When physical space is involved, the noun and verb return both suggest going back to a point of origin: you return home after a journey, and a fired rocket may return to earth.
When abstractions are involved, return suggests reciprocal action, the way you return a favor or return a call in response to one directed at you.
If you return an item that you have purchased, you take it back to the store to get your money back.
A return is an instance of returning something or something returning.
Return on an investment represents the profit you make from it.
Gathering after separation
- revivalReturn after decline
- resurgenceReturn after dormancy
- reappearanceComing back into view
- restorationReturning something to condition
renewal · resumption · reinstatement · rebirth · reemergence · reintegration · reconciliation · reestablishment
Reverse one's position
- reverseTurn to opposite
- retraceFollow a previous path
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
- homewardToward one's dwelling
loop · boomerang · round-trip · revisit · rebound · pivot · inbound
Return in kind
- repayReturn money owed
- requiteReturn equivalent for
- favorKind act or preference
- gestureCommunicative body movement
kindness · mutual · response · reply · answer · acknowledgment · gratitude
Payment for incurred expenses
- moneybackReimbursement of purchase price
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
- warrantyFormal repair promise
- guaranteeFormal promise of fulfillment
credit · chargeback · repayment · cashback · policy · receipt · merchandise · defective
Gain exceeding expenditure
- dividendCorporate profit share
- interestAttention, stake, or fee
- earningsMoney gained from work
- revenueBusiness income total
gain · income · investment · ROI · payout · appreciation · annualized · compounding
reunion
Gathering after separation
- revivalReturn after decline
- resurgenceReturn after dormancy
- reappearanceComing back into view
restoration · renewal · resumption · reinstatement · rebirth · reemergence · reintegration · reconciliation · reestablishment · retrieval
backtrack
Reverse one's position
homeward · loop · boomerang · round-trip · revisit · rebound · pivot · inbound
reciprocate
Return in kind
gesture · kindness · mutual · response · reply · answer · acknowledgment · gratitude
reimbursement
Payment for incurred expenses
- moneybackReimbursement of purchase price
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
- warrantyFormal repair promise
guarantee · credit · chargeback · repayment · cashback · policy · receipt · merchandise · defective · unopened
profit
Gain exceeding expenditure
revenue · gain · income · investment · ROI · payout · appreciation · annualized · compounding · portfolio
rally
Gathering for a cause
forehand · ace · lob · groundstroke · runback · kickoff · receiver
repeat
Do or say again
cyclical · periodic · seasonal · annual · recurring · chronic · flare-up · resurgence · reappear · persistent
- retailretail sales, Amazon, marketplace, clearance, sale
- shoppingbuying, shopping cart, shop, purchases, sale
- tennisace, serve, forehand, backhand, volley
- traveltrip, trips, journey, journeys, travel
- business financeaccounting, balance sheet, revenue stream, profit margin, budget
- car rentalcar rental, rental car, car hire, rental period, pickup
returnkeep
Retain or fortified tower
take · confiscate · retain · withhold · seize
returnloss
Being without something
expense · cost · outlay · expenditure · disbursement
- in returnAs exchange or compensation
- tax returnIncome declaration to government
- return the favorRepay a kindness received
- return addressMailer's printed coordinates
- return tripJourney to starting point
- point of no returnThreshold beyond which reversal impossible
returned, returns, returning, returnable, returnee, unreturned, returnees, returners, returner