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returns

UK /ɹɪˈtɜːnz/US /ɹɪˈtɝnz/

noun 4
phrases 3

noun4

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[plural only] Merchandise returned to the retailer, wholesaler or supplier.
- The number of unsold books that booksellers return to publishers (called the rate of returns) has been averaging between 25 per cent and 35 per cent. — 2002
The rendering back of a writ to the proper officer.
A mild, light-coloured kind of tobacco.
The return of the soldiers fit for duty.

Phrases with returns

diminishing returns
A condition in which additional inputs into an organization, project or process produce progressively fewer or lower-quality additional outputs, and may, in extreme cases, cause the total quantity or quality of outputs to decrease.
many happy returns
A greeting, usually for birthdays, in reference to the passing year; Happy birthday!
returns to scale
a function describing how returns scale when production increases in the long run

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