returns

noun
re·turns
/ɹɪˈtɜːnz/

Merchandise returned to the retailer, wholesaler or supplier.

Other meanings

A mild, light-coloured kind of tobacco.
The rendering back of a writ to the proper officer.

Related words

diminishing returns
law of diminishing returns
no returns
returns to scale

Example sentences

“This method takes an integer and returns a string.”
Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0

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This definition is adapted from “returns” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.