return

Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈtɝn/

Reading level: easy

Estimated CEFR level: A1 — Beginner

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
  2. noun a coming to or returning home
  3. noun the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction

Etymology

From Middle English returnen, retornen, from Anglo-Norman returner, from Old French retourner, retorner, from Medieval Latin retornare (“to turn back”), from re- + tornare (“to turn”). By surface analysis, re- + turn. Compare beturn.

In classic literature

Synonyms

tax return, income tax return

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
legal document
Narrower (hyponyms)
false return, declaration of estimated tax, information return, amended return, joint return

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