Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Email
Answers.com

in return

 
Idioms: in return
 

Also, in return for. In repayment or reciprocation for something, as in I did her many favors and got nothing in return, or In return for your patience, I promise to do a really good job. [c. 1600]


Search unanswered questions...
Enter a word or phrase...
All Community Q&A Reference topics
 
WordNet: in return
Top
Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The adverb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: (often followed by `for') in exchange or in reciprocation
  Synonym: reciprocally


 
 

 

Copyrights:

Idioms. The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
WordNet. WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.  Read more

 

Mentioned in