Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for "returns"
  • plural of return.
  • present tense form of return (3rd person singular).

returns



NOUN
emolument
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG








Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

A Dow Jones Market Data analysis found that during midterm-election years, the month leading up to Election Day has been a notably strong period for equity returns.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 4, 2026

Thousands of people joined the online queue at 09:00 BST in the hope of securing tickets to the festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset, which returns from 23 to 27 June after a fallow year.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

Any investor who bought LVMH’s stock in early 2016 and held on to it for the next five years made total annual returns of 34%, including reinvested dividends.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

They also targeted so-called vulture funds -- investment firms that buy properties at low prices in pursuit of higher returns.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

She says that Phineas returns from New York to the family's New Hampshire home early in 1851 to work for Mr. Jonathan Currier in his livery stable in the nearby town of Hanover.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman




Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 14,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training