Return Past Tense

The past tense of Return is returned.

1. return

verb. ['rɪˈtɝːn, riːˈtɝːn'] go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before.

Rhymes with Rate Of Return

• unconcern
• concern
• upturn
• sauterne
• new-bern
• mckern
• mcgurn
• laverne
• discern
• amburn
• alpern
• sturn
• stirn
• sterne
• stern
• stearne
• stearn
• spurn
• ohern
• o'hern
• ohearn
• o'hearn
• obyrne
• o'byrne
• o'beirne
• aherne
• ahern
• ahearn
• adjourn
• zurn

2. return

noun. ['rɪˈtɝːn, riːˈtɝːn'] document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability.

3. return

verb. ['rɪˈtɝːn, riːˈtɝːn'] give back.

4. return

verb. ['rɪˈtɝːn, riːˈtɝːn'] go back to a previous state.

5. return

noun. ['rɪˈtɝːn, riːˈtɝːn'] a coming to or returning home.

6. return

verb. ['rɪˈtɝːn, riːˈtɝːn'] go back to something earlier.

7. return

noun. ['rɪˈtɝːn, riːˈtɝːn'] the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction.

8. rate

noun. ['ˈreɪt'] a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit.

9. rate

noun. ['ˈreɪt'] amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis.

10. rate

verb. ['ˈreɪt'] assign a rank or rating to.

Sentences with rate-of-return

1. Noun Phrase
If a company or government redeems their bonds early, an investor who owns a bond that carries a high rate of return may have to reinvest his proceeds in an unfavorable market.

2. Noun Phrase
The lower cost of debt financing helps bring down the required rate of return on the capital project being financed, improving its profit margins.