"returns" meaning in English

See returns in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɹɪˈtɜːnz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɹɪˈtɝnz/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-returns.ogg
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)nz Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} returns
  1. plural of return Tags: form-of, plural Form of: return
    Sense id: en-returns-en-noun-6Vful0In

Noun

IPA: /ɹɪˈtɜːnz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɹɪˈtɝnz/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-returns.ogg
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)nz Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} returns
  1. (plural only) Merchandise returned to the retailer, wholesaler or supplier. Tags: plural, plural-only Translations (unsold merchandise returned to the supplier): remitenda [feminine] (Czech), Retouren [feminine, plural] (German)
    Sense id: en-returns-en-noun-zW~8PvpG Categories (other): English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of 'unsold merchandise returned to the supplier': 93 2 3 3
  2. A mild, light-coloured kind of tobacco.
    Sense id: en-returns-en-noun-HKGNzZaC
  3. (law) The rendering back of a writ to the proper officer. Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-returns-en-noun-7rDdhFJO Topics: law
  4. (military) The return of the soldiers fit for duty. Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-returns-en-noun-5kzWIpSZ Topics: government, military, politics, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: diminishing returns, law of diminishing returns, no returns, returns to scale

Verb

IPA: /ɹɪˈtɜːnz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɹɪˈtɝnz/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-returns.ogg
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)nz Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} returns
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of return Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: return Related terms: many happy returns
    Sense id: en-returns-en-verb-fDIFe0Na Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 12 3 7 2 74 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 2 8 4 4 4 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 11 4 7 3 72 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 7 4 4 3 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 18 23 4 10 3 42 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 5 10 6 5 5 69
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