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in return

in return prepositional phrase: in exchange, as a means of reciprocating.

Prepositional phrase

  1. In exchange, as a means of reciprocating.
    • offer something in return
    • receive something in return

in return meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Telugu and Malayalam

in return in Tamil

பதிலாக

in return in Marathi

in return
पुन्हा punhā, परत parat

in return in Telugu

in return
మరు maru

in return in Malayalam

in return
പകരം pakaraṁ
More languagesFewer languages
in return in Persian
در ازا dar ezâ, در عوض dar avaz

Examples of in return in a sentence

  • She offered to help me, and I gave her some advice in return.
  • He expects nothing in return for his kindness.

Questions about in return

What does in return mean?
In return means in exchange, as a means of reciprocating.
What is in return in Tamil?
In return in Tamil is பதிலாக. See In return meaning in Tamil.
How do you use in return in a sentence?
She offered to help me, and I gave her some advice in return.
What part of speech is in return?
In return is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in return in the dictionary

  1. in reserve
  2. in respect
  3. in respect of
  4. in retreat
  5. in retrospect
  6. in return
  7. in reverse
  8. in right of
  9. in rilievo
  10. in Roblox
  11. in rough

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Adapted from Wiktionary: in return (page history and authors); in return (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); परत (Marathi) (page history and authors); మరు (Telugu) (page history and authors); പകരം (Malayalam) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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