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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"

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income_tax_return tax_return

2)	a coming to or returning home; "on his return from Australia we gave him a welcoming party"

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homecoming

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arrival come_back repatriation

3)	the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction

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coming_back

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turn regress

4)	getting something back again; "upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing"

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regaining restitution restoration

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acquisition find restitute render clawback

5)	the act of returning to a prior location; "they set out on their return to the base camp"

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motion bring_back come_back reentry remand

6)	the income arising from land or other property; "the average return was about 5%"

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issue payoff proceeds take takings yield

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income generate subscribe economic_rent payback

7)	happening again (especially at regular intervals); "the return of spring"

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recurrence

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repeat recur atavism flashback

8)	a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher"

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comeback counter rejoinder replication retort riposte

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reply counter come_back back_talk

9)	the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed

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return_key

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key

10)

a reciprocal group action; "in return we gave them as good as we got"

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getting_even paying_back

11)

a tennis stroke that returns the ball to the other player; "he won the point on a cross-court return"

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tennis_shot lawn_tennis forehand backhand chop drive volley ground_stroke half_volley lob overhead dink passing_shot

12)

(American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble

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run american_football

13)

the act of someone appearing again; "his reappearance as Hamlet has been long awaited"

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reappearance

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appearance re-emerge comeback

return [v]

1)	come back to place where one has been before, or return to a previous activity

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come_back get_back go_back

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go homecoming resurrect revisit retrace backtrack cut_back home go_home boomerang bounce

2)	give back; "render money"

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render

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give regaining feed_back

3)	go back to a previous state; "We reverted to the old rules"

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regress retrovert revert turn_back

4)	go back to something earlier; "This harks back to a previous remark of his"

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come_back hark_back recall

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denote go_back

5)	bring back to the point of departure

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bring_back take_back

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bring

6)	return in kind; "return a compliment"; "return her love"

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reciprocate comeback

7)	make a return; "return a kickback"

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carry football

8)	answer back

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come_back rejoin repay retort riposte

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answer comeback

9)	be restored; "Her old vigor returned"

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come_back

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re-emerge

10)

pay back; "Please refund me my money"

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give_back refund repay

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pay quittance refund refund reimburse restitute

11)

pass down; "render a verdict"; "deliver a judgment"

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deliver render

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communicate

12)

elect again

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reelect

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elect reelection

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"

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devolve fall pass

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change_hands fall accrue

14)

return to a previous position; in mathematics; "The point returned to the interior of the figure"

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come_back

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"

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generate give render yield

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create generation issue fruit output output bring_about establish

16)

submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority; "submit a bill to a legislative body"

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subject report_out

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