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day return

day return noun: a reduced-price fare and ticket for a journey on public transport out and back in one day.

Noun

day return (plural day returns)

  1. (UK) A reduced-price fare and ticket for a journey on public transport out and back in one day.
    • Special cheap day return facilities have been introduced to popularise the railbuses.1959 March, “Talking of Trains: Railbuses on the W.R.”, in Trains Illustrated, page 121

Forms of day return

pluralday returns

Questions about day return

What does day return mean?
Day return means a reduced-price fare and ticket for a journey on public transport out and back in one day.
What part of speech is day return?
Day return is a noun.
What is the plural of day return?
The plural of day return is day returns.

Words near day return in the dictionary

  1. day packs
  2. day pupil
  3. day pupils
  4. day release
  5. day residue
  6. day return
  7. day returns
  8. day room
  9. day rooms
  10. day sailer
  11. day school

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