The sending back of cannabis or cannabis products which may or may not present a quality defect.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
return (verb)intransitive verb
1.
a) to go back or come back again - return home
b) to go back in thought, practice, or condition - revert
2.
to pass back to an earlier possessor
3.
transitive verb
- reply retort
1.
a) to give (as an official account) to a superior
b) British to elect (a candidate) as attested by official report or - returns
c) to bring back (as a writ or verdict) to an office or tribunal
2.
a) to bring, send, or put back to a former or proper place
b) to restore to a former or to a normal state
3.
a) to send back - visit usually used with on or upon
b) obsolete - retort
4.
to bring in (as profit) - yield
5.
a) to give or perform in return - repay return a compliment , also to respond to in kind - returned his calls
b) to give back to the owner
c) - reflect return an echo
6.
to cause (as a wall) to continue in a different direction (as at a right angle)
7.
to lead (a specified suit or specified card of a suit) in response to a partner's earlier lead
8.
a) to hit back (a ball or shuttlecock)
b) to run with (a football) after a change of possession (as by a punt or a fumble) reciprocate
1.
a) the act of coming back to or from a place or condition
b) a regular or frequent - returning recurrence
2.
a) (1) the delivery of a legal order (as a writ) to the proper officer or court
(2) an endorsed certificate stating an official's action in the execution of such an order
(3) the sending back of a commission with the certificate of the commissioners
b) an account or formal report
c) (1) a report of the results of balloting - usually used in plural election returns
(2) an official declaration of the election of a candidate
(3) chiefly British - election
d) (1) a formal statement on a required legal form showing taxable income, allowable deductions and exemptions, and the computation of the tax due
(2) a list of taxable property
3.
a) the continuation usually at a right angle of the face or of a member of a building or of a molding or group of moldings
b) a means for conveying something (as water) back to its starting point
4.
a) a quantity of goods, consignment, or cargo coming back in exchange for goods sent out as a mercantile venture
b) the value of or profit from such venture
c) (1) the profit from labor, investment, or business - yield
(2) - results
d) the rate of profit in a process of production per unit of cost
5.
a) the act of returning something to a former place, condition, or ownership - restitution the return of stolen goods
b) something - returned , especially unsold publications returned to the publisher for cash or credit
6.
a) something given in repayment or reciprocation - a return on their years of hard work
b) - answer retort
7.
an answering play as
a) a lead in a suit previously led by one's partner in a card game
b) the action or an instance of returning a ball (as in football or tennis)
8.
chiefly British - round-trip
1.
a) having or formed by a change of direction - a return facade
b) doubled on itself - a return flue
2.
a) played, delivered, or given in return - return fire from the enemy
b) taking place for the second time - a return meeting for the two champions
3.
used or taken on - returning the return road
4.
returning or permitting return - a return valve
5.
of, relating to, or causing a return to a place or condition - use the prestamped return envelope
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
return (noun)1.
something spoken or written in reaction especially to a question
SYNONYMS:
comeback, rejoinder, replication, reply, response, retort, returnRELATED WORDS:
back talk, banter, persiflage, repartee; acknowledgment ( acknowledgement), comment, communication, correspondence, feedback, non sequitur, observation, reaction, remark; defense, explanation, justification, plea, rebuttal, refutationNEAR ANTONYMS:
challenge, charge, cross-examination, grilling, interrogation, interrogatory, quiz; poll, questionnaire, survey2.
an increase usually measured in money that comes from labor, business, or property
SYNONYMS:
earnings, gain(s), incoming(s), proceeds, profit, return, revenue, yieldRELATED WORDS:
killing, windfall; salary, take-home pay, tips, wages; bankroll, capital, coffers, exchequer, finances, funds, money, pocket, pocketbook, resources, wherewithalNEAR ANTONYMS:
charge, cost, disbursement, expenditures, expenses, outgo, outlay3.
the amount of money left when expenses are subtracted from the total amount received
SYNONYMS:
earnings, gain, lucre, net, payoff, proceeds, returnRELATED WORDS:
cleanup, killing, windfall; bottom line; gross, sales; compensation, emolument, income, pay, payment, remittal, requital, salary, wages; interest, return, revenue, yieldNEAR ANTONYMS:
charge, cost, disbursement, expenditure, expense, loss, outgo, outlay1.
to bring, send, or put back to a former or proper place
SYNONYMS:
replace, restoreRELATED WORDS:
reconveyNEAR ANTONYMS:
remove, take2.
to produce as revenue
SYNONYMS:
bear, give, pay, returnRELATED WORDS:
bring in, net; afford, furnish, provide, supply; pay off3.
to speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction
SYNONYMS:
come back, rejoin, reply, respond, retort, return, riposteRELATED WORDS:
acknowledge, comment, communicate, correspond, react, remark; counter, defend, deny, explain, field, rebut, refuteNEAR ANTONYMS:
challenge, cross-examine, examine, grill, interrogate, pump, quiz; poll, query, survey4.
to go back to a previous and usually lower state or level
SYNONYMS:
retrogress, return, revertRELATED WORDS:
backslide, lapse, relapse; throw back; ebb; decline, degenerate, drop, fall, retrograde, worsenNEAR ANTONYMS:
grow, mature, ripenReturn (Wikipedia)
Return (Wiktionary)
English
Alternative forms
- returne (obsolete)
- retvrn (Internet slang)
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”). Compare beturn.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation
Yield, Recovery, Output, Harvest, Extraction:
Production, Return, Gain, Crop, Collection, Retrieval, Result, Outcome, Produce, Reaping, Gathering, Procurement, Acquisition, Attainment, Attainment, Attainment
