Pronunciation change

Verb change

Plain form
return

Third-person singular
returns

Past tense
returned

Past participle
returned

Present participle
returning

  1. The third-person singular form of return.

Noun change

Singular
return

Plural
returns

  1. (uncountable) (plural only) The returns on an investment are the profits earned from it.
    This year's returns are the highest ever.
    The returns from farming keep going down.
  2. (uncountable) (plural only) Returns are items that customers bring or send back because they are unwanted, broke, or don't fit.
    Our returns policy allows for returns within 30 days of purchase.
  3. The plural form of return; more than one (kind of) return.
  4. (plural only) If you wish someone many happy returns, you wish them a happy birthday and a long life.
    She wished him many happy returns on his 50th birthday.