returns

noun

(plural only) Merchandise returned to the retailer, wholesaler or supplier.

(law) The rendering back of a writ to the proper officer.

(military) The return of the soldiers fit for duty.

A mild, light-coloured kind of tobacco.

Roots

tornoturn- · Latin · turn

Synonyms for returns

proceedsn takingsn yieldv revenuen earningsn incomen dividendsn profitsn receiptsn outputn

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The word returns breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root turn-, from Latin torno (“turn”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.