Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

returns

/ɹɪˈtɝnz/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.60 in modern English

Syllables: re-turns
IPA: /ɹɪˈtɝnz/

7

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of return

noun

Merchandise returned to the retailer, wholesaler or supplier.

noun

A mild, light-coloured kind of tobacco.

noun

The rendering back of a writ to the proper officer.

noun

The return of the soldiers fit for duty.

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of return

Example Sentences

"The number of unsold books that booksellers return to publishers (called the rate of returns) has been averaging between 25 per cent and 35 per cent."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɹɪˈtɝnz/
British English: /ɹɪˈtɜːnz/

Phrases

diminishing returns law of diminishing returns no returns returns to scale many happy returns

Frequently Paired Words

many happy returns

Rhymes With

turns concerns burns learns earns ferns stearns byrnes tern kearns yearns terns

Questions

How do you pronounce returns?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪˈtɝnz/.
What does returns mean?: plural of return

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