returns

Etymology

noun

1. plural of return

noun

1. (plural only) Merchandise returned to the retailer, wholesaler or supplier.
   The number of unsold books that booksellers return to publishers (called the rate of returns) has been averaging between 25 per cent and 35 per cent. 2002, Irina Dunn, The writer's guide%22), page 129
2. A mild, light-coloured kind of tobacco.
3. (law) The rendering back of a writ to the proper officer.
4. (military) The return of the soldiers fit for duty.

verb

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of return