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returns

/ɹɪˈtɜːnz/ UK
/ɹɪˈtɝnz/ US

Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)nz

noun

plural plural of return

noun

plural, plural only Merchandise returned to the retailer, wholesaler or supplier. The number of unsold books that booksellers return to publishers (called the rate of returns) has been averaging between 25 per cent and 35 per cent.
A mild, light-coloured kind of tobacco.
The rendering back of a writ to the proper officer.
The return of the soldiers fit for duty.

verb

indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of return

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: come back, get back, go back, comeback, bring back, give back, recurrence, regaining, restoration, revert, rejoin, refund, regress, reelect, turn back, take back

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noun unsold merchandise returned to the supplier

Deutsch	Retouren

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@misc{returns_2026,
  title = {returns},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/returns},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}