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return

verb
  1. To come back to a former condition: recrudesce, recur, reoccur, revert. See repetition
  2. To go again to a former place: come back, go back, revisit. See approach
  3. To send, put, or carry back to a former location: give back, restore, take back. See increase, keep
  4. To bring back into existence or use: reestablish, reinstate, reintroduce, renew, restore, revive. See increase, keep
  5. To speak or act in response, as to a question: answer, rejoin, reply, respond, retort, riposte. See ask
  6. To give or take mutually: reciprocate, requite. See connect
  7. To make as income or profit: bring in, clear, draw, earn, gain, gross, net 2, pay, produce, realize, repay, yield. See money
  8. To deliver (an indictment or verdict, for example): hand down, render. See law
  9. To put (someone) in the possession of a prior position or office: give back, reinstate, replace, restore. See increase, keep
noun
  1. A repeated occurrence: reappearance, recurrence, reoccurrence. See repetition
  2. Something earned, won, or otherwise acquired: earnings, gain, profit. See get, money

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