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return

 
 
/rɪˈtɜːn/ noun

Translation

GOING BACK [no plural] when someone goes or comes back to a place where they were before
geri gelme/dönme
On his return to Sydney, he started up a business.1593
GIVING BACK [no plural] when something is given back, put back, or sent back
geri verme/koyma/gönderme; iade etme
the return of the stolen goods7791210
ACTIVITY [no plural] when someone starts an activity again
tekrar başlama/başlatma
This film marks his return to acting.2171
HAPPENING AGAIN [no plural] when something starts to happen or be present again
dönüş, başlama, olma
the return of the platform shoe What we are seeing here is a return to traditional values.1831
TICKET [C] UK ( US round-trip ticket) a ticket that lets you travel to a place and back again, for example on a train
gidiş-dönüş bileti
Could I have two returns to Birmingham?1664
PROFIT [C, U] the profit that you get from an investment
kâr, kazanç, gelir
This fund has shown high returns for the last five years.14351413
in return in exchange for something or as a reaction to something
karşılık olarak; mukabilinde, karşılığında
I'd like to give them something in return for everything they've done for us.780
SPORTS [C] when a ball is thrown or hit back to another player in a sports match
(spor) pas verme
She hit an excellent return.1486
COMPUTER [U] a key on a computer keyboard that is used to make the computer accept information or to start a new line in a document
bilgisayar klavyesinde bilgiyi kabul/tamam ve satır atlatma tuşu
Type in the password and press return. → See also day return1396
(Definition of return noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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