turn sth in
(RETURN) — phrasal verb with turn /tɜːn/
/tɝːn/ verb Definition
› to return something to an organization or a person in authority: Please turn your old parking permits in at the end of the week. Thousands of weapons were turned in during the national gun amnesty.Giving, bringing or getting back
(Definition of turn sth in (RETURN) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bring sth back phrasal verb (RETURN)
- claw sth back phrasal verb
- non-returnable adjective
- put sth back phrasal verb (REPLACE)
- recoup verb
- recover verb
- recovery noun
- redeem verb (GET BACK)
- replace verb (PUT BACK)
- restitution noun
- restore verb
- retake verb (GET BACK)
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