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  1. returnsnoun

    Merchandise returned to a retailer or wholesaler by a purchaser.

  2. returnsnoun

    Unsold merchandise returned to the supplier.

Wikidata

  1. Returns

    Returns, in economics and political economy, are the distributions or payments awarded to the various suppliers of the factors of production.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. returns

    All the various reports and statements required by officers in command to be made periodically. (See SUPPLIES AND RETURNS.)

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of returns in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of returns in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of returns in a Sentence

  1. Ryan Caldwell:

    Banks promised investors wealth management (returns), and the business has just been meh.

  2. Alex Quilici:

    Call centers are closed or running at much lower capacity due to social distancing around the world, there's no point to robocall people if there's no one there on the other end [ to field it ] when someone' presses 1' or returns a call.

  3. Klaus Hessberger:

    You always have to look at the big picture, with the current volatility and macro shocks, the risk of interest hikes is much lower. Some stocks might go down now, but that's how you can achieve better returns in future.

  4. Thoma Bravo:

    It is going to be very difficult to generate those spectacular returns (of prior funds), at the same time, and we have shared this with our limited partners, we are very confident that we will continue to significantly outperform.

  5. Matt Tucker:

    For U.S.-based investors, rate risk and credit risk are the primary drivers of returns.

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