in return

in return

In repayment; in exchange. If I do this thing for you, what do I get in return? In return for our donation, we only ask that you let us know how it was used. I'm sure they're not helping us for free, so what do they expect in return?
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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]
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

in reˈturn (for something)


1 as a way of thanking somebody or paying them for something they have done: What will you give me in return for this information?
2 as a response or reaction to something: I asked her opinion, but she just asked me a question in return.
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in return

In repayment or reciprocation.
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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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