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Meaning:
Noun:
- An item that is '''returned''', e.g. due to a defect.
- A return ticket.
- A short perpendicular extension of a desk, usually slightly lower.
- computing A carriage return character.
- computing A return value: the data passed back from a called procedure.
- computing The act of relinquishing control to the calling procedure.
- American football Catching a ball after a punt and running it back towards the opposing team.
- taxation|finance: A report of income submitted to a government for purposes of specifying exact tax payment amounts. A tax return.
- cricket A throw from a fielder to the wicket-keeper or to another fielder at the wicket.
- finance Gain or loss from an investment.
- The act of returning.
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Verb:
- obsolete To turn back, retreat.
- card games To play a card as a result of another player's lead.
- cricket To throw a ball back to the wicket-keeper (or a fielder at that position) from somewhere in the field.
- intransitive computing To relinquish control to the calling procedure.
- intransitive To come or go back (to a place or person).
- intransitive To go back in thought, narration, or argument.
- tennis To bat the ball back over the net in response to a serve.
- transitive computing To pass (data) back to the calling procedure.
- obsolete To turn (something) round.
- transitive To give something back to its original holder or owner.
- transitive To take something back to a retailer for a refund.
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