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returns

NOUN
dividend
Synonyms
STRONGEST
allowance bonus coupon gain premium proceeds remittance reward surplus
STRONG
allotment appropriation carrot check cut dispensation divvy extra gravy guerdon interest lagniappe meed pay portion prize taste
Antonyms
STRONGEST
loss
NOUN
emolument
Synonyms
STRONG
compensation pay profit
Antonyms
STRONG
loss
NOUN
income
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cash compensation earnings interest livelihood pay proceeds profit revenue royalty salary wage
STRONG
assets avails benefits commission dividends drawings gains gravy gross harvest honorarium means net payoff receipts
WEAK
bottom line cash flow in the black take-home take-home pay
Antonyms
STRONGEST
debt loss
WEAK
bills expenses
NOUN
poll
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ballot count opinion survey vote voting
STRONG
canvass figures sampling
NOUN
proceeds
Synonyms
STRONGEST
income profit revenue reward
STRONG
gain gate handle interest lucre produce product receipts result split take takings till yield
Antonyms
STRONGEST
debt
STRONG
cause loss
NOUN
product
Synonyms
STRONGEST
amount brand commodity crop device fruit merchandise output produce production profit stock work
STRONG
aftermath artifact blend brew by-product compound concoction confection consequence contrivance creation decoction effect emolument fabrication gain handiwork invention issue legacy line manufacture offshoot outcome outgrowth preparation realization result synthetic upshot yield
WEAK
spinoff
Antonyms
STRONGEST
loss
STRONG
beginning cause commencement origin source start truth
WEAK
resource
NOUN
result
Synonyms
STRONGEST
conclusion consequence decision development event issue outcome product reaction
STRONG
aftereffect aftermath arrangement backwash by-product close completion consummation corollary creature crop denouement determination emanation end eventuality execution finish fruit fruition harvest offshoot outcropping outgrowth payoff proceeds production repercussion sequel sequence settlement termination upshot
WEAK
ensual
Antonyms
STRONGEST
beginning cause commencement origin source start
STRONG
failure initiation introduction opening unfulfillment
NOUN
take
Synonyms
STRONG
booty catch catching cut gate haul holding part proceeds receipts return revenue share takings yield
Antonyms
STRONG
debt loss payment whole
NOUN
wage/wages
Synonyms
WEAK
allowance bacon bacon and eggs bread compensation cut emolument fee hire pay payment price receipts recompense remuneration return reward salary share stipend sugar take take-home

Example Sentences

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The pertinent language written by the Framers states, “Each House shall be the Judge of the Elections, Returns and Qualifications of its own Members.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

Happy Returns, acquired by UPS in 2023, offers box-free, label-free drop-offs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

A UPS business unit called Happy Returns, a software and logistics subsidiary that handles returns for retailers, is adding another 1,700 locations where consumers can drop off their returns.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Returns for fully realized funds have averaged around 10% annually, with losses largely contained within the equity layer.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

Clarke’s name, and at the bottom: The Light Returns.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows