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Meanings of return in English

Portuguese
rendimento
Catalan
rendiment
Spanish
rendimiento

The income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property.

      rendimento
      Portuguese
      resposta
      Spanish
      réplica

      A quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)

          resposta
          Portuguese
          volta
          Spanish
          regreso
          Catalan
          tornada

          Putting, sending, or directing an item or material back to where it came from.

                volta
                Portuguese
                retorno
                Catalan
                restitució
                Spanish
                recuperación

                Getting something back again.

                      retorno
                      Synonyms
                      Examples for "returning"
                      Examples for "returning"
                      1
                      A booming economy, job growth, returning migrants: the good times are back.
                      The Irish Times
                      2
                      Wired's question: Why would Germans returning to Germany need a language package?
                      Wired
                      3
                      Minister Sultan says the government is offering financial help to returning families.
                      Reuters
                      4
                      Since returning home I'd been thinking of ways to avoid public contact.
                      Deadly Décisions
                      5
                      Emigrants are returning to Ireland today specifically to vote in the Referendum.
                      The Irish Times
                      1
                      Indeed, there is a serious latent problem over replacement of medical equipment.
                      The Irish Times
                      2
                      It means replacement of aging power plants rather than building additional capacity.
                      Reuters
                      3
                      Hip replacement seems to be a simple solution for this complex problem.
                      Pubmed
                      4
                      The board appointed his replacement, Stuart Laws, last week, the company said.
                      Reuters
                      5
                      And, need for energy replacement can comfortably come from existing energy stores.
                      Jamaica Observer
                      1
                      The company said this week it was replacing its chief financial officer.
                      Reuters
                      2
                      Manufacturers recommend replacing nylon products every five years, and Spectra every three.
                      Climbing Magazine
                      3
                      I believe that you should adopt a wait-and-see approach to replacing media.
                      Backup & recovery
                      4
                      Manufacturers recommend replacing nylon products every five years, and Spectra every three.Harnesses.
                      Climbing Magazine
                      5
                      In some cases they are replacing products where demand has fallen off.
                      The Irish Times
                      1
                      He hardly waited for the sibilant assurance before putting back the receiver.
                      Who Cares? A Story of Adolescence
                      2
                      We are taking more from the soil than we are putting back.
                      Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at th...
                      3
                      The proper scale, I hold, of healthful nourishment, putting back the ladle.
                      Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume ...
                      4
                      He won 20 dimes and after putting back four, won the jackpot.
                      The new yorker
                      5
                      Originair announced today it's putting back its service from Nelson to the Capital.
                      Radio NZ
                      1
                      The key takeaway: Young people have left, and they're not coming back.
                      Wired
                      2
                      The housing market was coming back, the stock market was going up.
                      The Guardian
                      3
                      Loan defaults have been coming back to normal following the financial crisis.
                      Reuters
                      4
                      In the meantime, in response to Panbanisha's question, I'm coming back soon.
                      Ape House
                      5
                      If he's coming back to 12, it's because he's been ordered to.
                      Mockingjay
                      Usage of return in English
                      1
                      We'll return early next year with a new company and new toys.
                      Wired
                      2
                      No difference was found according to return to work 1 year postsurgery.
                      Pubmed
                      3
                      I think we need an opportunity to return home at one point.
                      Ebony
                      4
                      Air New Zealand is currently operating 16 return international services a week.
                      Radio NZ
                      5
                      She will return to work in Paris early in the new year.
                      The Irish Times
                      6
                      We came from the sea, and to the sea we must return.
                      A feast for crows
                      7
                      Hope that demand could soon return helped push oil prices broadly higher.
                      Reuters
                      8
                      I have heard people say this is the 'return match', he said.
                      Reuters
                      9
                      This period will allow government a progressive and responsible return to normal.
                      The South African
                      10
                      The union said the nurses were due to return to work today.
                      Radio NZ
                      11
                      In return they have received help to access education and health care.
                      Radio NZ
                      12
                      Later, another official said Milpo was not sure when power would return.
                      Reuters
                      13
                      Matsegora said tens of thousands of workers were due to return home.
                      Reuters
                      14
                      The point of our programme is to return responsibility to the authorities.
                      The Guardian
                      15
                      It does violence in return to those who bring violence to it.
                      The half-made world
                      16
                      The recent stock market rise suggests some expect a return of demand.
                      The Guardian