returns

1. 1
   noun

   Plural of return. Use it when you mean more than one return.

   The store accepts returns within thirty days of purchase.

   Tax returns are due by the middle of April.

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2. 2
   verb

   Third-person singular present of return. Use it with he, she, or it.

   She returns home every Friday evening.

   He returns the library books on time.

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3. 3
   nouncountableplural

   Goods that a customer sends back to the store or supplier.

   Like taking a shirt back to the store because it doesn't fit.

   The shop processes returns at the customer service desk.

   Most returns happen in the weeks right after the holidays.

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4. 4
   nouncountable

   The act of giving a legal order back to the court official who must receive it.

   Like handing a finished form back to the office that gave it to you.

   The sheriff's returns showed that the writ had been served.

   The clerk filed the returns with the court that afternoon.

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5. 5
   nouncountable

   An official count of the soldiers who are able to fight.

   Like a teacher counting how many students showed up and reporting the number.

   The captain sent his returns to headquarters each week.

   The returns listed how many men could march that day.

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6. 6
   noununcountable

   A soft, light-colored kind of tobacco.

   He filled his pipe with mild returns from the tin.

   The shopkeeper sold returns by the ounce.

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